Washington, December 25, : , The White House has announced that the US will remove Covid travel restrictions from eight African countries starting on December 31. “On December 31 (President Joe Biden), will lift the temporary travel restrictions for Southern Africa countries,” and this decision was based upon the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, White House Assistant Press Secretary Kevin Munoz stated on Twitter.
The travel ban was announced on November 29.It prohibited non-American citizens, who had traveled to South Africa or Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia within the 14 days preceding their arrival, from being allowed to enter the United States.
Munoz stated that the limitations “gave me time to understand” Omicron, a highly transmissible variant of Covid-19.It first appeared in Southern Africa, but quickly spread throughout the globe.
According to CDC data, it now accounts for over 70% of all new cases in the US.
He said that Omicron can still be defeated by boosting and getting fully vaccinated.
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