Archbishop to UK Govt: Remove Nigeria, others from the red list

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has advised the British government to eliminate Nigeria and other countries from its red list.

Since the inclusion of Nigeria, South Africa, and other African countries on the United Kingdom’s red list over the Omicron variant there has been an outrage.

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the Archbishop urged the UK to avoid ‘travel apartheid’, echoing the words of the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, Ambassador Sarafa Isola.

He said, “With Omicron set to become the dominant variant in the UK, I appeal to the British government to remove Nigeria and South Africa from the red list – together with all other countries currently on it.

“We must find fair and effective approaches for those who are vaccinated and tested to enter the UK. I agree with the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK – we cannot have ‘travel apartheid’.”

Welby also stated that it was morally wrong to punish countries that are transparent with their discoveries regarding COVID-19.

However, he campaigned for vaccine equity and condemned the hoarding of doses urging for cooperation to get vaccines to countries that need it the most.

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