The NCAA official said it had called for a high level of vigilance by airlines, especially those operating international and regional flights, all designated point of entries (POEs) and travelling public. CARs 18.8.17.4 and Annex 8 of International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). He said airlines must update the knowledge of their crew members in the handling of communicable disease on board an aircraft. “The equipment will be used in assessing and managing ill travellers detected before travel on board aircraft and on arrival,” he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) broke out in Wuhan City, Hubei Province in China recently.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2020 07:07 UTC