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Emirates Airlines and Qatar Airways have announced restrictions on flights from Zimbabwe and South Africa after the World Health Organisation classified the latest variant of Covid-19, Omicron, one of concern.
Emirates has issued a travel ban on passengers from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Eswatini which will take effect beginning Monday.
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Qatar Airways says it will not longer accept passengers from South Africa and Zimbabwe onto its fights with immediate effect. Passengers travelling to South Africa and Zimbabwe will continue to be accepted on Qatar Airways flights in line with current restrictions.
With immediate effect, passengers will no longer be accepted for travel from South Africa and Zimbabwe on #QatarAirways flights, we will continue to review the situation on a daily basis as new information becomes available from the WHO.
— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) November 26, 2021
Zimbabwe says it has not detected cases of the new strain yet, and has put in measures to mitigate against it.
The South African Medical Association has said that while it does appear highly transmissible, cases are extremely mild, although that could change.
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