The Canadian government has banned travellers from Nigeria and nine other African countries over the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
In a statement on Tuesday, it said it was expanding the travel ban to Egypt, Nigeria, and Malawi.
The country earlier announced a ban on South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Namibia.
Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said it discovered two cases of Omicron variant.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) designated Omicron as a “variant of concern”, calling on global leaders to take action to contain its spread.
