President Joe Biden has ordered air travel restrictions from South Africa and seven other African countries effective Monday, Nov. 29, in the wake of the World Health Organization’s description of a new coronavirus variant as a “variant of concern.”
The president issued a statement Friday, “This morning I was briefed by my chief medical advisor, Dr. Tony Fauci, and the members of our COVID response team, about the Omicron variant, which is spreading through Southern Africa. As a precautionary measure until we have more information, I am ordering additional air travel restrictions from South Africa and seven other countries.”
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