Maldives bans travellers from 7 African nations due to Omicron COVID variant
Maldives said it was barring travellers from seven African countries from Sunday over concerns about the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Maldives said it was barring travellers from seven African countries from Sunday over concerns about the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Australia imposed new restrictions on Saturday on people who have been to nine southern African countries, as the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 raises concerns about another wave of the pandemic.
Thailand said on Saturday it would ban the entry of people travelling from eight African countries it designated as high-risk for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Mauritius will suspend all commercial passenger flights from South Africa from Nov. 28 due to the new coronavirus variant Omicron, its foreign affairs ministry said on Saturday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department on Saturday advised against travel to eight southern African countries after the White House announced new travel restrictions in response to a new COVID-19 variant.