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Controls since south african scientists identified the strain. the world health organisation has called it a variant of concern due to the number of its mutations and because early evidence suggests that it carries a higher risk of infection. but the who has also said it would take a few weeks to understand the new variant�*s impact. amid the concern, the uk government has added six african countries to the travel red list: south africa, namibia, zimbabwe, botswana, lesotho and eswatini, meaning travellers from these countries won't be able to enter the uk unless they are uk or irish nationa...

An increasing number of world leaders have announced tighter border controls since south african scientists identified the strain. the world health organisation has called it a variant of concern due to the number of its mutations and because early evidence suggests that it carries a higher risk of infection. but the who has also said it would take a few weeks to understand the new variant�*s impact. amid the concern, the uk government has added six african countries to the travel red list: south africa, namibia, zimbabwe, botswana, lesotho and eswatini, meaning travellers from these countri...