Biden restricts travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday

The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries in response to the newly identified Omicron variant of coronavirus

President Joe Biden announced Friday the US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday as a new coronavirus variant has emerged.

Acting on advice from Dr. Anthony Fauci and the CDC, the Biden administration will restrict travel from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.The decision to restrict travel comes as the federal government is still attempting to learn more about the new variant.

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