The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said that at least 212 Nigerians stranded in Cairo, Egypt due to the coronavirus pandemic have returned home successfully.
NIDCOM Announced this via Twitter on Friday, saying the evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The Commission made it clear that the 212 evacuees tested negative for coronavirus before departing Khartoum, adding that they would undergo another Covid-19 test in the country.
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Going further it added that the returnees would undergo the compulsory 14-day isolation in line with the guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control as well as the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
See Tweet:
EVACUATION UPDATE 31/07/2020.
.@EGYPTAIR conveying 212 Stranded Nigerians arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at exactly 1350HRS today 31st of July, 2020 from Cairo.
1/2 pic.twitter.com/n7jsGb73fu— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) July 31, 2020
All Evacuees tested Negative to #COVID19 before boarding and will now proceed on a 14 day SELF-ISOLATION as mandated Presidential Task Force on #COVID-19.@NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG @FMICNigeria
2/2 pic.twitter.com/pcOTZBkkVn— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) July 31, 2020
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