SENATE MOVES TO AMEND QUARANTINE ACT, ENFORCEMENT OF COMPULSORY SCREENING AT ENTRY PORTS

Worried by the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease spreading from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda and Kenya, with Nigeria recording a case yesterday, the Senate is calling for mandatory health screening at all entry points. The motion sponsored by Senator Adebayo Adekola Adelabu from Ondo South noted that the NCDC has...