Washington: The United States has announced that it will lift the travel ban imposed on several southern African nations from next week.
Since the Omicron variant has been detected, Countries around the world restricted travel from southern Africa.
WHO and the United Nations spoke out against the travel bans, and officials in South Africa said they were being punished for identifying the strain and being transparent.
“The restrictions gave us time to understand Omicron and we know our existing vaccines work against Omicron, esp boosted,” Kevin Munoz, the White House assistant press secretary, said on Twitter.
He said the travel ban would be lifted on December 31.
A senior White House official added that with Omicron present across the United States and globally, international travelers from the eight affected countries would not have a significant impact on US cases.
