New Africa Covid-19 variant causes concern; countries begin imposing travel restrictions

It is appropriate to be concerned about the new coronavirus variant spreading in southern Africa, the World Health Organization’s Special Envoy on Covid-19 David Nabarro said on Friday.It was a view apparently echoed by many nations, who have moved swiftly to try to prevent such an unwanted visitor from gaining access to their populations, while the UN health body held a special meeting to find out more but cautioned against travel restrictions.“My own view is that really it is appropriate to…

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