Coverage dated November 25, 2021 to November 26, 2021
South Africa health minister calls travel bans over new COVID variant 'unjustified'
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South Africa’s health minister on Friday said travel restrictions imposed by various governments on the country were “unjustified” and a “knee-jerk reaction."
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Starting Monday, travelers from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi will be barred unless they are citizens or permanent residents.
The United States will restrict travel for non-U.S. citizens from South Africa and seven other countries starting on Monday as a new Covid variant emerges.
The U.S. will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other African countries starting on Monday in an effort to control the spread of the new omicron variant of COVID-19.
The European Union wants member states to halt air travel with South Africa and several surrounding countries over a new coronavirus variant. Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic were all quick to react.
Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session Friday to flesh out information about the worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has been detected in South Africa.
Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session Friday to flesh out information about the worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has been detected in South Africa.
South African scientists were quick to detect and report the strain, but it's been detected in 3 other nations. Full analysis will take weeks, but some countries are already banning flights.
The European Union and other major destinations have moved to block flights from African countries following the discovery of an aggressive mutation of the Covid-19 virus. Follow for the latest news updates.
Countries across the world rushed Friday to identify potential cases and halt travel from southern Africa where a new variant of Covid-19, currently identified as B.1.1.529, emerged.
Countries are implementing travel restrictions after what's believed to be the most mutated coronavirus variant yet appeared in South Africa this week.
