New Covid-19 variant fears see global travel restrictions increasing as Philippines and Singapore take steps against variant


Passengers queue to check in for a flight on Singapore Airlines at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 26, 2021. - Reuters

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Update: President Biden has spoken out about the variant, taking to Twitter to write: "The @WHO has identified a new COVID variant which is spreading through Southern Africa. As a precautionary measure until we have more information, I am ordering air travel restrictions from South Africa and seven other countries.

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