Nations are cancelling flights and restricting travel after the emergence of a new Covid variant.

Travel Restrictions to Combat New Covid Variant

Catherine Walbridge, 26.11.2021

Nations are scrambling to impose travel restrictions on southern Africa after the emergence of a worrying new Covid-19 variant.

The new Covid-19 variant, called B.1.1.529, is concerning scientists because it is heavily mutated, which could make it more transmissible and resistant to vaccines. More than 100 cases have been identified so far mostly in South Africa, but also in Botswana, Israel and Hong Kong.