By Ojoma Akor (Abuja), Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos) & Mumini Abdulkareem (Ilọrin)
The federal government has strengthened surveillance at major international airports in Nigeria to guide against the outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) recently discovered in China.
Daily Trust learnt yesterday that the Minister of Health, Muhammad Ali Pate, had directed port health officers to begin to check arriving passengers for any symptom of the virus.
Our correspondent reports that the screening has commenced at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
However, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is yet to issue a circular on it especially to airlines on the need…
