Nigeria, two other countries may be added to the UK’s COVID-19 travel risk list

According to a British data expert, Nigeria, Jamaica, and Grenada are among the countries that could be added to the red list today.

Most international travel was halted for months due to the pandemic, but many of the restrictions for British travelers were lifted in June.

The pandemic, however, is evolving differently in each country, and the British government plans to update its COVID-19 travel list as part of a three-week review, according to Sky News.

Nigeria is currently on the amber list of countries and territories, but if the COVID-19 infection rate does not improve, it may be moved to the red list.

Countries are assumed to be amber unless they present a low public health risk, in which case they will turn green, or a high public health risk, in which case they will turn red.

To assist ministers in making decisions, the Joint Biosecurity Centre has developed a risk assessment methodology. Infection rates, testing rates, positivity rates, rates of variants of concern or variants under investigation, the ability to test for variants (genomic sequencing), and travel links with countries linked to VOCs or VUIs are all taken into consideration.

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Vaccination rates are taken into account as well.

Countries and territories are categorized as red, amber, or green, with each list having its own set of rules.

Jamaica and Grenada, both popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean, may be added to the red list, according to data expert Tim White.

In Africa, the data suggests Nigeria could be vulnerable, White said, adding that St Lucia is at risk because infection rates rose after the last travel review – but they are now declining, and case numbers are low overall, leading him to believe the country will be spared.

Anyone traveling to England, according to the authorities, must:

In the three days leading up to your trip to England, take a COVID-19 test.
COVID-19 tests must be booked and paid for after arrival in England.
Fill out a passenger location form.
Whether you are fully vaccinated or not, you must do these things.
A fully vaccinated traveller must take a COVID-19 test on or before the second day after arriving in England.

This is true if you’ve been fully vaccinated under the UK vaccination program, the UK vaccination program abroad, or an approved vaccination program in Europe or the United States, as not all are recognized in England.

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In 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria recorded three COVID-19 deaths and 299 new infections on Wednesday.

This was revealed in a post on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s Facebook page on Thursday morning.

According to the Nigerian News Agency, the new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday were down from the 519 cases reported on Tuesday.

Nigeria’s total infections have now reached 200,356, with 2,640 deaths, according to the NCDC.

According to the data released on Wednesday, Lagos State had 94 new cases, followed by the FCT with 30 infections and Oyo State with 27 new cases.

According to the NCDC, Bayelsa State came in fourth with 23 cases, followed by Rivers State with 20.

Edo and Taraba each had 17 cases, while Kwara and Benue had 15 and 14 cases, respectively, and Delta had 11 infections.

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According to the agency, Osun and Ekiti states each reported ten and nine cases, respectively, while Gombe and Plateau each reported four cases, and Kano and Ogun states each reported two cases.

Nigeria has tested over 2,942,578 samples out of its estimated 206 million population, according to the NCDC.

The center also stated that there are currently 8,799 patients with the disease in its isolation center across the country.

According to the NCDC, 188, 917 people had been treated and discharged as of Wednesday.

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It went on to say that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations center, which had been activated at Level 2, was still in charge of coordinating national response efforts.