New Covid-19 variant Omicron was recently identified in South Africa and is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as many had finally begun to ease. Video / APNew Covid-19 variant Omicron was recently identified in South Africa and is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as many had finally begun to ease. On Sunday Israel shut its doors to all foreign tourists, the first country to do so due to concerns about the new Covid-19 variant Omicron. On Friday it suspended flights to and from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Eswatini. We are we locking away Africa when this virus is already on three continents?"

Source: New Zealand Herald November 28, 2021 19:23 UTC