How travellers undergo screening for coronavirus at Lagos airport (photos)


Health officials at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos are conducting screening on passengers arriving the country from different parts of the world, amid the outbreak of coronavirus.

The disease which first broke out in China in December has affected over 80,000 people across the world, with close to 3,000 deaths.

TheCable visited Nigeria’s busiest airport to monitor how checks on the virus are being conducted. Nigeria has not recorded any case of the disease.

Below are photos and videos of the screening:


Port health officials interrogating a passenger




Health officials preparing for the arrival of passengers


A passenger being given face mask






Screening ongoing




Thermographic monitor at the airport










A passenger who arrived from Egypt being screened




An official sanitising the airport with disinfectant






Official cross checking a form filled by a passenger



A health official disposing hand gloves after screening passengers



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