Unjustified, discriminatory and not backed by science - that is how President Cyril Ramaphosa responded to travel bans against southern African countries following the emergence of the Omicron variant.
Countries that have imposed travel restrictions on SA and some Southern African countries include the UK, US, EU members, Canada, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Japan, Thailand, Seychelles, Brazil and Guatemala.
“The G20 Rome Declaration noted the plight of the tourism sector in developing countries, and made a commitment to support a 'rapid, resilient, inclusive and sustainable recovery of the tourism sector',” he added. SA was spared of tougher lockdown regulations despite rising Covid-19 infections and concerns over the Omicron variant — in the hope that more people will vaccinate against the virus.
The president added that if cases continued to climb, SA could expect to enter a fourth wave of infections within the next few weeks, if not sooner.
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