3h agoJapan said on Friday it will require a 10-day quarantine period for travellers arriving from six countries after the discovery in South Africa of a new Covid-19 variant.
"We expect more data from the laboratory tests in two weeks at the latest. These data will provide more information about whether B.1.1.529 could be an escape variant that may require an adjustment of our vaccine if the variant spreads globally," it added. The new strain prompted the European Union on Friday to recommend suspending air travel from the region. Belgium also Friday ordered a new set of steps to combat the spiralling growth of Covid-19 cases, including a closure of nightclubs for three weeks and restricting privately organised parties.
Fauci told CNN in an interview that there was no indication that the new variant was already in the United States and that it was unclear whether it was resistant to current vaccines.Spain, Philippines join countries suspending South African flights over new Covid-19 variant The numbers this week are four times higher than the previous weeks, pointing to an eminent fourth wave. The NICD has reported that a new variant, B.1.1.529 which is believed to be highly transmissible.
"My recommendation will be to take decisions today, not after one week, because if it continues to spread as we are expecting then it will be late and will make no sense to apply restrictions," UN World Tourism Organisation Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili told Reuters.
Y’all chaps let us know if y’all changed the constitution or not, otherwise if you did le tlo nyela!
VoetsekANC
Manda...what? I am not anyone's pig! Even Pfizer CEO hasn't been vaxxed!
I'd rather die
Mandatory Vaccinations for vaccines which may or may not protect an individual from the new variant?
My body my choice
Try it we will have a Durban/Joburg rematch like we had earlier this year
🖕 You. Tweeted this before. - give me a list of what this vaccine consists of - who to going to be responsible if I have an adverse reaction? MYANC is BANKCRUPT anyway
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