The Senate has asked the Federal government to consider banning non-Nigerian travellers from countries with high risk of coronavirus.

The lawmakers called for the ban on Tuesday morning during plenary, hours after the Federal government announced the 3rd confirmed case of Coronavirus in Nigeria.

Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe who is the chairman of the Senate’s Health committee, said in addition to the ban, the Federal government should also restrict travels to worst-hit countries to curb the spread of the virus.

“If it is possible, people should not travel to countries with high risk of the cases especially in Europe where many countries are affected, unless such trips are very important. Government should also consider disallowing non-Nigerians from countries of high risk from entering the country. Government should also increase capacity about checking airports” he said on the floor of the senate tuesday morning.

Speaking further, Oloriegbe called for the creation of more Isolation and testing centers as Nigeria has just five centers at the moment.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan while making his contribution, also called for the creation of more testing centers for the virus in the South East and the North.