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. Video / APIsrael has shut its doors to foreign tourists, the first country to do so due to concerns about the new Covid-19 variant Omicron. Vaccinated Israelis will now be required to quarantine for 72 hours and take another Covid-19 test of the third day after their arrival. One case of the Omicron variant has been confirmed by Israel's Health Ministry, and there are an additional seven suspected infections so far.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 28, 2021 18:35 UTC