Coverage dated December 20, 2021 to December 23, 2021

U.S. to lift COVID-19-related temporary travel restrictions on southern African countries

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The travel restrictions were imposed in late November on eight countries.

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CNN
Biden says he's considering lifting travel ban on southern African countries put in place to limit spread of Omicron (opens CNN)
Published Dec 20, 2021
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he is "considering" whether to lift the US' travel ban on South Africa and seven other southern African countries that was put in place as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus began to spread.
Winchester Star
US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa (opens Winchester Star)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries that it imposed to try to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant, the White
Fox10 Phoenix
US will lift travel ban on southern African countries on Dec. 31 (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.
CBS News
U.S. to lift COVID-19-related temporary travel restrictions on southern African countries (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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The travel restrictions were imposed in late November on eight countries.
The Daily Caller
Biden To Lift Travel Restrictions On Southern Africa (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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The U.S. will lift COVID travel restrictions on South Africa and seven other nearby countries on New Year’s Eve, the White House announced Friday.
KEYT Santa Barbara
Biden to lift travel restrictions on southern African countries that were put in place due to Omicron | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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By Jeremy Diamond, CNN The Biden administration is lifting restrictions on eight southern African countries that were put in place last month after the
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
US to Lift Travel Ban on 8 Southern African Countries Next Week (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published Dec 23, 2021
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
The White House says the U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year’s Eve
Washington Times
U.S. to lift travel ban on 8 southern African countries (opens Washington Times)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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The U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year’s Eve, the White House announced Friday.
Los Angeles Times
U.S. will lift travel restrictions to 8 southern African countries on New Year's Eve (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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The U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries implemented to blunt the spread of the Omicron variant on New Year’s Eve.
MyNorthwest
US to lift travel ban on 8 southern African countries (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year's Eve, the White House announced Friday. The
The Guardian
US to lift Omicron travel ban on eight African countries (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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Biden had barred nearly all non-US citizens who had recently been in the countries, over concerns about the Covid variant
ABC 17 Mid-Missouri
Biden to lift travel restrictions on southern African countries that were put in place due to Omicron (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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By Jeremy Diamond, CNN The Biden administration is lifting restrictions on eight southern African countries that were put in place last month after the Omicron variant was first identified in South Africa, two administration officials told CNN. The restrictions will lift on December 31 at 12:01 a.m.
Washington Post
Biden to lift travel restrictions on southern African countries (opens Washington Post)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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Public health experts had pushed the administration to lift the measures, citing omicron’s broad spread internationally as well as inside the United States.
Hot Air
With Omicron surging in U.S., Biden finally ends travel ban on southern Africa (opens Hot Air)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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The ban was worth a shot, if only to try to slow the variant down and buy time before it spread here. And even if it wasn’t worth a shot, Biden had little choice but to order it as a matter of p...
Portland Press Herald
U.S. to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa (opens Portland Press Herald)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
News West 9
US lifting travel ban on 8 southern African countries put in place over omicron concerns (opens News West 9)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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Omicron is now spreading rapidly throughout the U.S., including among the vaccinated, but a huge majority of those being hospitalized are unvaccinated.
Towleroad Gay News
US To Lift Travel Ban On Southern Africa: Official (opens Towleroad Gay News)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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Washington (AFP) - The United States will next week lift the travel ban imposed on several southern African nations when the Omicron variant of Covid was
Politico
Biden administration to lift travel ban from south African countries Dec. 31 (opens Politico)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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Administration officials at the time said the ban would buy time for health officials to learn more about the Omicron variant.
Newsweek
Biden to end COVID travel ban on African countries as Omicron surges in U.S. (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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"This travel pause has served its purpose. It bought time to understand the science, it gave time to analyze the variant," a senior White House official said.
Fox News
White House lifting omicron travel ban on southern African countries amid spread in US (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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President Biden is lifting his omicron-related travel ban on eight African countries.
Forbes
White House Lifting Omicron Travel Restrictions On African Countries (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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The administration imposed the ban as a way to “buy time” before the variant was detected in the U.S.
Deutsche Welle
Coronavirus: US to lift travel restrictions against southern African countries | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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A travel ban instituted after the discovery of the omicron coronavirus variant will be lifted on New Year’s Eve.
WMUR
Biden to lift travel restrictions on 8 southern African countries (opens WMUR)
Published Dec 23, 2021
WMUR's feed description
The White House says the U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year’s Eve.
Al Jazeera
US to lift COVID travel restrictions on Southern African nations (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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US ban imposed over Omicron fears applied to eight African countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Independent Journal Review
Biden to Lift Omicron Travel Restrictions on 8 African Countries (opens Independent Journal Review)
Published Dec 23, 2021
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"The restrictions gave us time to understand Omicron."

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