Covid-19: Malaysians banned from visiting several African countries due to new variant


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians are banned from visiting several African countries following the emergence of the new B.1.1.529 Covid-19 variant.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, at a press conference on Friday (Nov 26), said the countries involved are South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

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