Omicron empties South Africa safari lodges | Malay Mail

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HOEDSPRUIT, Dec 5 — Sabine Stam didn’t expect to have her feet up, sipping white wine on the deck of a half-empty safari lodge near South Africa’s Kruger National Park.  Her tour company was full of bookings for the December peak season. Then Omicron came. First reported by South African...

HOEDSPRUIT, Dec 5 — Sabine Stam didn’t expect to have her feet up, sipping white wine on the deck of a half-empty safari lodge near South Africa’s Kruger National Park. First reported by South African scientists to the World Health Organization on November 24, Omicron has since unleashed global panic, as countries rush to shut their borders, reimpose travel restrictions and ramp up vaccination programmes.

“It’s quite a kick in the nuts... and maybe the last for a lot of businesses here,” she said, overlooking a pond that lures wild animals to delight guests. The Khaya Ndlovu Manor House, one of many high-end lodges near the famed Kruger National Park, opened its restaurant and safaris to everyone when Covid restrictions first eased.

 

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