Thailand will ban travellers from eight southern African countries where a new Covid-19 strain was found. No cases of the new variant have been detected in Thailand so far, according to the Department of Disease Control. Scientists are trying to find out how quickly the variant can spread and if it is resistant to the Covid-19 vaccines. The Department of Disease Control (DDC) yesterday announced a travel ban from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. RT-PCR tests should still work for the newly mutated Covid-19 variant.

Source: Bangkok Post November 27, 2021 23:24 UTC