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The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-1 has decried the extortion of travelers seeking to evade mandatory quarantine at the airports.
Speaking at the national briefing of the PSC, chairman of the committee, Mr Boss Mustapha said: “the PSC has noted with dismay, fraudulent activities at airports by employees who extort money from quarantine evaders.
“The authorities are conducting necessary investigation into various reports received,’’
Mustapha, who is also Secretary to the Government of the Federation, also said the PSC had taken note of challenges raised by travelers who visit the National International Travel Portal in compliance with travel protocols.
He said: “notable progress is still being made in the area of vaccines.
“More than 3.5m doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are being expected from the U.S.A. this September, while about four million doses of Astrazeneca is being expected early next month.
