Omicron Variant: US To Lift Travel Ban On Southern Africa
The United States is set to lift the travel ban it imposed on eight Southern African nations over a new coronavirus infection. Information Guide Nigeria
The White House said the 29 November measure, affecting South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Malawi, would be lifted by New Year’s Eve. LEADERSHIP reports.
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“The restrictions gave us time to understand Omicron and we know our existing vaccines work against Omicron, esp boosted,” tweeted White House assistant press secretary Kevin Munoz.
The move was roundly criticised, with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling it “travel apartheid”. jamb results
Justifying the move, the White House’s chief coronavirus adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, said earlier this month it was “done at a time when we were really in the dark” about Omicron.
“We all feel very badly about the hardship that might have been put upon not only South Africa, but the other African countries”.
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