Covid: South Africa's president calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans

Covid: South Africa's president calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans

Nov 29, 2021 by BBC News - World

Key Facts

  • In his speech on Sunday, Mr Ramaphosa said there was no scientific basis for the travel bans and that southern Africa was the victim of unfair discrimination.
  • A previous statement by the South African foreign ministry on Saturday also strongly criticised the travel bans, saying the country was being punished - instead of applauded - for discovering Omicron.
  • Omicron has now been detected in a number of countries around the world, including the UK, Germany, Australia and Israel.
  • The arrest was made on a plane just before the take-off Israel banned all foreigners from entering the country for 14 days from midnight Sunday The UK called for an emergency meeting of the G7 group of nations on Monday to discuss the new variant Voters in Switzerland backed the government's measures to tackle Covid, according to preliminary results MORE ON THIS STORY * * *

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