Britain and Israel restrict travel to 6 countries due to a new strain of COVID

Against the backdrop of the discovery of a new strain of CORONAVIRUS, London decided to limit air traffic with South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini.The Israeli authorities, in addition to these states, banned flights to Mozambique

The UK and Israeli authorities have decided to impose travel restrictions on several countries in Africa due to the discovery of a new strain of covid-19 .

Travel restrictions to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini (Swaziland), Zimbabwe and Namibia are being imposed from noon on November 26, according to a British government announcement. They will last until 04:00 London time (07:00 Moscow time) on November 28.

Israel has also placed all of the above states, as well as Mozambique, on the "red" list of countries with the highest risk of contracting COVID-19 (visiting countries from this list is prohibited for Israelis). "Foreigners from these countries will not be able to enter Israel," Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a statement.

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On November 24, British scientists reported on a new strain of coronavirus that could potentially be more dangerous than the delta strain, as it has a greater number of mutations. They suggested that the strain originated in Botswana. According to them, cases of infection with a new strain were recorded, in particular, in South Africa and Hong Kong (found in a tourist who returned from South Africa).