Blinken pointed that the South African government's transparency in sharing news about Omicron 'should serve as a model for the world.'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised South Africa’s efforts to quickly identify and alert the world about the new Omicron variant. Above, a medical staff member prepares a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, in the Lyon Gerland vaccination center, on November 27.announced temporary travel restrictions
The South African foreign ministry denounced the move on Saturday, criticizing their fast decisions to ban travel instead of adopting a wait-and-see approach. "This latest round of travel bans is akin to punishing South Africa for its advanced genomic sequencing and the ability to detect new variants quicker. Excellent science should be applauded and not punished," the ministry's statement read."The global community needs collaboration and partnerships in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic."
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