Nigeria slams UK’s Omicron travel ban as ‘discriminatory’ (Al Jazeera)

December 6, 2021

A Nigerian official on Monday criticised a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new Omicron coronavirus variant as “punitive, indefensible and discriminatory”.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Saturday added Nigeria to the United Kingdom’s travel “red list”, which means that arrivals from there will be banned except for British and Irish residents. He said there was a “significant number” of Omicron cases linked to travel with Nigeria, with 27 cases recorded in England.

Nigeria slams UK’s Omicron travel ban as ‘discriminatory’ | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera

Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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