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EU wants to stop flights from southern Africa over variant
9:54 CAT | 26 Nov 2021
Image: Twitter / @vonderleyen
The European Union’s executive said Friday it wants to stop air travel from southern Africa to counter the spread of a new COVID-19 variant.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement that she “proposes, in close coordination with the member states, to activate the emergency brake to stop air travel from the southern African region.”
The @EU_Commission will propose, in close coordination with Member States, to activate the emergency brake to stop air travel from the southern African region due to the variant of concern B.1.1.529.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) November 26, 2021
A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province.
Vaccination avoids deaths. As a new wave is hitting, we need to step up vaccination.
Let’s take booster shots 6 months after the original vaccination to keep our immunity high.
We have enough doses. End of this week we will have delivered 1 billion doses to our Member States. pic.twitter.com/HvH3HQTeFb
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) November 25, 2021
Read: Covid: New heavily mutated variant B.1.1.529 in South Africa raises concern – BBC
Source: AP
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