Currently, travelers from five Southern African countries – even some without any confirmed cases, such as Lesotho and Eswatini – are banned by over 30 countries. This is all the more galling as Africa as a whole accounts for less than 10 percent of the world’s Omicron cases. This begs the question of whether other regions, for example Asia, are handling the detection and diffusion of the Omicron variant differently. The Philippines, for example, has banned all entry of travelers from 14 different countries, half of which are European nations with confirmed Omicron circulation. AdvertisementIn summary, it can be observed that the Asian continent exhibits a wide variety of approaches to the detection and diffusion of the Omicron variant.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 15, 2021 14:24 UTC