Asian countries and regions are rushing to tighten restrictions on pandemic new coronavirus after a new strain of the virus, which may be more resistant to vaccines, was identified in southern Africa, with Singapore and India announcing today stricter border controls and stricter rules for diagnostic tests. Scientists are still finding out more about the […]
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Berlin will declare South Africa a virus-infected region
Germany will declare South Africa a virus-infected region today, following the discovery of a new variant of Covid-19, a source in the Ministry of Health said. The decision, which will take effect tonight, will mean that airlines will only be allowed to transport Germans from South Africa to Germany, according to the source. Returning Germans, […]
South Africa: UK travel ban ‘hastened’ over new mutation
South Africa’s foreign ministry says Britain’s decision to ban flights from South Africa over the discovery of a new strain of the Covid-19-causing coronavirus “appears to have been rushed” and even the World Health Organization has not advised so far on the next steps. However, Singapore will also reduce arrivals from South Africa and neighboring […]
Alarm in Europe for the new Covid executive – Prohibition of flights to / from South Africa
LAST UPDATE: 17:00 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday she wanted to stop air travel from South Africa to counter the spread of the new COVID-19 variant. Von der Leyen said it was “proposing, in close coordination with the Member States, to activate the emergency brake to stop air travel from […]