Biden says Omicron lockdowns not needed ‘for now’
US President Joe Biden has called the Omicron Covid variant a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic” one day after it was detected in North America. He said…
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Georgia tightens travel regs for 8 countries due to new Covid-19 variant
Georgian and foreign citizens travelling from eight countries, including South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini (Swaziland), Mozambique and Malawi, will need to quarantine for 14 days following the emergence…
France extends travel curbs from 7 southern African countries
France has extended travel restrictions from seven southern African countries until December 1, amid the spread of the new coronavirus variant called Omicron, Report informs referring to ANI. The reports…
Turkey bans travel from 5 African countries
Turkey has imposed a ban on travel from five African countries after the emergence of a new coronavirus variant, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a statement late Friday, News.Az…
White House to ban travel from South Africa as Omicron variant spreads – reports
The US will ban incoming travel from South Africa and seven neighboring countries, in a bid to prevent the spread of the ‘Omicron’ variant of Covid-19, according to media reports….
South Africa blasts UK for hasty Covid travel ban
South Africa has hit out at the UK after the British government rushed to impose a travel ban on multiple African nations over concerns about a mutated strain of the…
‘Worst ever’ Covid variant
Scientists have raised the alarm about the new B.1.1.529 Covid-19 variant, first identified in Botswana, which has an “extremely high number” of mutations that may drive new waves of infection….
Sports stars scramble to flee ‘super-mutant’ Covid strain
A host of foreign sports teams have begun to flee South Africa amid reports that a new and highly transmissible variant of Covid-19 has been detected in the region. South…
New B.1.1.529 Covid variant ‘worst one’ so far, UK says
The UK has warned that the mutated strain of the Covid virus is “the most significant” yet, as London announced it will bar flights from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and…
UK, Israel restrict travel to 6 African countries due to new COVID strain
The UK is temporarily suspending flights from six countries as a new COVID variant with more than 30 mutations spreads in South Africa, Report informs referring to CNBC. In addition…