Oman bans travellers from 7 southern African states over COVID variant

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Published: Nov 27, 2021, 07:26 UTC

CAIRO (Reuters) - Oman has suspended entry to travellers from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Eswatini starting from Nov. 28 due to the spread of a new variant of COVID-19 discovered in South Africa, the country's state news agency said in a tweet on Saturday.

Oman bans travellers from 7 southern African states over COVID variant

CAIRO (Reuters) – Oman has suspended entry to travellers from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Eswatini starting from Nov. 28 due to the spread of a new variant of COVID-19 discovered in South Africa, the country’s state news agency said in a tweet on Saturday.

(Reporting by Yomna Ehab; Editing by Alexander Smith)

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