US to lift southern African travel ban – report | BISouthAfrica
The United States plans to end the travel ban imposed on South Africa
The bans did not slow the spread of Omicron infections in the US, as it now accounts for 73% of new cases there. The United States plans to end the travel ban imposed on South Africa following the discovery of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 variant first detected by South African scientists at the end of November.
The newspaper reports that the White House, quoting an unnamed senior official, will remove the travel ban on travel between the US and southern African countries at midnight on 31 December.said on 20 December that it would be lifted soon.
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