Excitement, Pride As UK Removes Nigeria Off COVID-19 Red List

There was palpable excitement on social media following the removal of Nigeria from the UK COVID-19 red list on Tuesday.

The UK had earlier placed Nigeria and 10 other countries on the red list following the discovery of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

But following the community transmission of the Omicron variant in the UK, authorities felt the red list would be ineffective in curbing transmission of the dreaded variant.

The decision to remove Nigeria from the red list was contained in a statement by the UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid

“Now that there is community transmission of Omicron in the UK and Omicron has spread so widely across the world, the travel red list is now less effective in slowing the incursion of Omicron from abroad.

Whilst we will maintain our temporary testing measures for international travel we will be removing all 11 countries from the travel red list effective from 4 am tomorrow morning,” Javid told parliament.

In reaction to the news, some Nigerians took to social media to celebrate, hailing the federal government for threatening to reciprocate travel restrictions to the UK, Canada and others.

Here are some reactions gathered by GreenWhiteGreen

@bphil022 Na werey dem dey use cure werey ?

@sir_eltee They have made a wise choice. When they place us on red list, we place them back. That way, they will start to respect us.

@yetimas_place The only thing this Bihari do for us since 2015

@dupsy_dupiano With over 200 million people, the Nigerian market can’t be joked with. We move

@topman_tech_registered_company When our leaders reacted. Uk adjusted. Now you see that our leaders know what to do but they just decided not do to somethings

@hedunjob So you mean all dis UK boys will still come around make I carry my girlfriend go village ASAP

@chu6x UK go just they do pass them self….. if them like make them put us for green list mchewww

@olayinka_ig Until we begin to understand who we are as a country and respect ourselves? Nothing will happen. Nigeria is a formidable force and most of this countries have stakes here only if our leaders can do right by this country.

@ralph_blaszczykowski Buhari don tell them say him dey go Sweden ?? for treatment ?

@michy_olaaa UK always doing too much when it involves African countries. Àwọn oniranu..smh.

@aymid_official Sometimes just take a stand, no matter how shitty you are ✌?

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