WHO eyes omicron virus variant, US restricts visitors from southern Africa
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The risks of a new variant are largely unknown, but governments around the world are not waiting for scientists to better understand it before imposing travel bans.
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The risks of a new variant are largely unknown, but governments around the world are not waiting for scientists to better understand it before imposing travel bans.
Advisers to the World Health Organization held a special session Friday to flesh out information about the worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has been detected in South Africa.
The risks of a new variant are largely unknown, but governments around the world are not waiting for scientists to better understand it before imposing travel bans.
The United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday over concerns of a “heavily mutated” COVID-19 variant, senior administration officials said.
Starting Monday, America will limit travel from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi; Fauci says more info on variant still needed
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