The six-month blockage on South Africans travelling to Germany has been one of the longest and most severe of any of Germany’s Covid-related travel bans. READ ALSO: IN NUMBERS: Where are Covid cases rising in Germany – and what does it mean? On the same day in France, almost one in 10 Covid cases were Beta infections. The Beta variant, which was first discovered in South Africa, now accounts for nine percent of Covid cases in France, and only 3.7 percent of cases in South Africa. “This has led us to believe that the travel ban on South Africans is no longer justified,” added Dido.

Source: The Local July 22, 2021 16:30 UTC