![]() ![]() ![]() Some states within Africa have restricted travel from the southern Africa region due to Omicron including Angola, Rwanda, Morocco, and Egypt.Īngola’s government announced on December 4 it would “close its borders with seven countries in southern Africa in an effort to prevent the spread of the new Omicron variant,” CNN Travel reported, citing Angolan state media. States in Africa that have recorded Omicron cases and are currently affected by travel prohibitions include Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Nigeria, and Egypt.Ī safety measure sign is seen inside the departure terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Abuja, Nigeria. The European Union ( E.U.), the United States, and Japan were among several states and regional blocs that imposed travel bans on flights from countries where Omicron was detected starting in mid-November. In Africa, the variant appears to have first begin spreading in Botswana, where the government blamed unspecified foreign diplomats for spreading it. Many of the bans occurred before several European countries, most prominently the Netherlands, admitted later on that they had evidence of Omicron in their countries before South Africa alerted the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) to its existence. It remains unclear how long the nations targeted by Nigeria’s new travel ban will be prohibited from sending flights into the West African state.ĭozens of countries worldwide announced varying degrees of travel restrictions on flights from southern Africa and other African nations in late November after scientists in South Africa discovered Omicron on November 11. Once they are on the red list, which means they are banned, their airlines will also be banned,” he added. “So, I am very sure between now and Monday or perhaps Tuesday maximum, all those countries will be put on the red list. ![]() “We have given our input as aviation that it is not acceptable by us and we recommend that those countries, Canada, UK, Saudi Arabia and Argentina be also put on red list, just like they did similarly to us,” Nigerian Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said in a recorded voice statement obtained by Reuters on December 12. ![]()
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