The European Union aims to halt air travel from the Southern African region amid rising concern about a new Covid-19 variant detected in SA, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.
The variant has a 'very unusual constellation' of mutations, which are concerning, say leading virologists. Stock photo.The EU aims to halt air travel from the Southern African region amid rising concern about a new Covid-19 variant detected in SA, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.
The executive Commission will recommend all 27 member states implement the measure and hopes the European Council will give the green light as soon as possible, an EU official said. The variant has a “very unusual constellation” of mutations which are concerning because they could help it evade the body’s immune response and make it more transmissible, SA scientists said
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