{"id":1057845,"date":"2021-11-26T17:14:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T22:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1057845"},"modified":"2021-11-26T17:14:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T22:14:26","slug":"biden-implements-travel-restrictions-on-8-nations-amid-new-coronavirus-variant-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-implements-travel-restrictions-on-8-nations-amid-new-coronavirus-variant-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Implements Travel Restrictions On 8 Nations Amid New Coronavirus Variant Outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-implements-travel-restrictions-on-8-nations-amid-new-coronavirus-variant-outbreak%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1057845&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden administration announced on Friday that it was implementing travel restrictions on eight nations in southern Africa amid concerns of a new coronavirus variant outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>The travel restrictions will go into effect on Monday, but they will not apply to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. The eight nations are South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi.<\/p>\n<p>Biden said that the move came after he was briefed by Dr. Antony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor to the president.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci had suggested earlier in the day during an interview with CNN that more information was needed before making a decision on whether to ban travel because \u201cyou don\u2019t want to say you\u2019re going to do it until you have some scientific reason to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the reason why we\u2019re rushing now to get that scientific data to try and make an informed decision about something like that,\u201d Fauci added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The US must find out if its vaccines respond to the new Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa before considering a travel ban, Dr. Fauci says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re prepared to do everything \u2026 to protect the American public. But you want to make sure there&#8217;s basis for doing that.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3hVcGytnt8\">pic.twitter.com\/3hVcGytnt8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New Day (@NewDay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewDay\/status\/1464218323063869441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Early testing for the new variant showed that 90% of the cases that were reported on Wednesday came from the South African province that includes Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>On the question of where the variant came from, Bloomberg News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-11-26\/what-we-know-about-the-new-virus-variant-that-s-rocking-markets\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>There\u2019s only speculation so far. One scientist at the UCL Genetics Institute in London said it likely evolved during a chronic infection of an immuno-compromised person, possibly in an untreated HIV\/AIDS patient. South Africa has 8.2 million people infected with HIV, the most in the world. The beta variant, a mutation identified last year in South Africa, also may have come from an HIV-infected person.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/new-covid-variant-south-africa-11-26-21\/index.html\">highlighted<\/a> other nations that have rushed to implement travel restrictions on the nations in question:<\/p>\n<p><em>The cascade of closures began late Thursday as the&nbsp;<strong>UK<\/strong>&nbsp;announced it would be temporarily suspending flights from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini.<\/em><em><strong>Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;has tightened border controls for travelers from the same six countries, bringing in a 10-day quarantine beginning 12 a.m. on Nov. 27. On Friday,&nbsp;<strong>Bahrain&nbsp;<\/strong>said it would suspend entry from those countries as well.<\/em><em>Fellow EU nations&nbsp;<strong>Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Malta<\/strong>&nbsp;have all announced imminent entry bans to all travelers who\u2019ve entered South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini in the past two weeks.&nbsp;<strong>Switzerland<\/strong>&nbsp;has banned all direct flights from the same seven countries as well.<\/em><em><strong>Egypt, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Saudi Arabia<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Jordan<\/strong>&nbsp;have also announced restrictions on the seven countries.<\/em><em>Meanwhile,&nbsp;<strong>Germany<\/strong>&nbsp;plans to declare South Africa a \u201cvirus variant area\u201d from Friday night, which will mean that airlines may only enter from the country to repatriate German citizens.<\/em><em><strong>Canada<\/strong>&nbsp;is taking similar steps as the US, according to its health minister.<\/em><em><strong>Greece<\/strong>&nbsp;will allow only essential travel from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zambia and Malawi, the country\u2019s health ministry said Friday. Travelers will have to obtain a special permit from the local Greek embassies and diplomatic missions to travel, the ministry said, adding that on arrival they will be tested and put in quarantine hotels for 10 days, after which they\u2019ll be tested again. The new measures take effect Saturday at 6 a.m. local time.<\/em><em><strong>Turkey<\/strong>&nbsp;issued a travel ban from five African countries \u2014 Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe \u2014 through land, air, sea and rail border crossings starting Friday night, according to a tweet from Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration announced on Friday that it was implementing travel restrictions on eight nations in southern Africa amid concerns of a new coronavirus variant outbreak.The travel restrictions will go into effect on Monday, but they will not apply to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. The eight nations are South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi.Biden said that the move came after he was briefed by Dr. Antony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor to the president.Fauci had suggested earlier in the day during an interview with CNN that more information was needed before making a decision on whether to ban travel because \u201cyou don\u2019t want to say you\u2019re going to do it until you have some scientific reason to do it.\u201d\u201cThat\u2019s the reason why we\u2019re rushing now to get that scientific data to try and make an informed decision about something like that,\u201d Fauci added.The US must find out if its vaccines respond to the new Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa before considering a travel ban, Dr. Fauci says.&#8221;You&#8217;re prepared to do everything \u2026 to protect the American public. But you want to make sure there&#8217;s basis for doing that.&#8221; pic.twitter.com\/3hVcGytnt8\u2014 New Day (@NewDay) November 26, 2021Early testing for the new variant showed that 90% of the cases that were reported on Wednesday came from the South African province that includes Johannesburg.On the question of where the variant came from, Bloomberg News reported:There\u2019s only speculation so far. One scientist at the UCL Genetics Institute in London said it likely evolved during a chronic infection of an immuno-compromised person, possibly in an untreated HIV\/AIDS patient. South Africa has 8.2 million people infected with HIV, the most in the world. The beta variant, a mutation identified last year in South Africa, also may have come from an HIV-infected person.CNN highlighted other nations that have rushed to implement travel restrictions on the nations in question:The cascade of closures began late Thursday as the\u00a0UK\u00a0announced it would be temporarily suspending flights from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini.Japan\u00a0has tightened border controls for travelers from the same six countries, bringing in a 10-day quarantine beginning 12 a.m. on Nov. 27. On Friday,\u00a0Bahrain\u00a0said it would suspend entry from those countries as well.Fellow EU nations\u00a0Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Malta\u00a0have all announced imminent entry bans to all travelers who\u2019ve entered South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini in the past two weeks.\u00a0Switzerland\u00a0has banned all direct flights from the same seven countries as well.Egypt, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Saudi Arabia\u00a0and\u00a0Jordan\u00a0have also announced restrictions on the seven countries.Meanwhile,\u00a0Germany\u00a0plans to declare South Africa a \u201cvirus variant area\u201d from Friday night, which will mean that airlines may only enter from the country to repatriate German citizens.Canada\u00a0is taking similar steps as the US, according to its health minister.Greece\u00a0will allow only essential travel from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zambia and Malawi, the country\u2019s health ministry said Friday. Travelers will have to obtain a special permit from the local Greek embassies and diplomatic missions to travel, the ministry said, adding that on arrival they will be tested and put in quarantine hotels for 10 days, after which they\u2019ll be tested again. The new measures take effect Saturday at 6 a.m. local time.Turkey\u00a0issued a travel ban from five African countries \u2014 Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe \u2014 through land, air, sea and rail border crossings starting Friday night, according to a tweet from Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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