UK decision to ban SA flights over new Covid19 variant 'premature': Pandor
Nonkululeko NjiloInternational relations and co-operation minister Naledi Pandor says the travel ban will damage tourism and business activity. File image.The government has lamented the UK’s decision to temporarily ban all flights from SA and five other countries as of 2pm on Friday due to the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant.
SA, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia have been added to the UK travel red list as a precautionary measure. In September, the UK placed SA on the red list, subjecting travellers to stringent restrictions and high costs when entering that country.
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