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The Department of Foreign Affairs has also changed its travel advisory to “avoid non-essential travel” to these countries. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says EU countries should restrict travel from southern African countries and that any travellers from those countries should be quarantined.
The country’s Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke told a media conference: “We have a case that is now confirmed of this variant.”The infected person tested positive on 22 November and had not had Covid-19 before, the health minister said. What we know about B.1.1.529 The new variant is a concern, according to scientists, because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, South Africa’s most populous province.
Restrictions across Europe A fourth wave of Covid-19 is hitting the 27-nation EU especially badly, with governments scrambling to tighten restrictions in an attempt to contain the spread.
Are we once again putting business over health and making ourselves a backdoor route into europe. Surprised EU allow us to behave like Covid Cowboys.
How did not letting the Italian rugby fans in when the match was called off go
Just ban everyone who’s been in those countries recently until we can see how this plays out.
I see Journal fans, aka Covid bedwetters are all wind up already for the extension of the hotel quarantine prison. Which actually accomplish nothing, except causing an expense and grief to the people involved. But they just want to feel taken care of or whatever.
Will travel from Belgium be banned?
And the Gardai to 'enforce' the home quarantine!!
We know home quarantine doesn't work, so why?
Minister for health says home quarantine. We remember how successful that wasn't last Christmas
Heil the all knowing egg and his sidekick tyrannical tony
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South Africa says UK travel ban over variant 'rushed'South Africa's foreign ministry has said Britain's decision to ban flights from South Africa because of the detection of a new Covid-19 variant 'seems to have been rushed' as even the World Health Organization is yet to advise on the next steps. I'm refusing every South African covid cert in my coffee shop today 🤡 Close the Schools and cancel the Leaving Cert for both 5th and 6th years before it gets worse. I think these are decisions that you have to rush. You’d rather be wrong than right!
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