Eight African countries barred from Brunei; measures announced to control Covid-19 spread in country


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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 28 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei's Covid-19 Steering Committee has informed that entry and exit permissions for eight African countries have been temporarily suspended immediately, following reports of a new coronavirus variant, Omicron, first detected in the region.

The affected countries are South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, said Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Awang Abu Bakar Apong at the daily press conference in the capital.

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