The UK has instituted new journey restrictions on South Africa after two individuals within the nation examined constructive for the brand new COVID-19 variant that’s main the second wave in South Africa.
Whereas talking throughout a media briefing on Wednesday, December 23, Hancock defined that two instances of the brand new variant, which is dominant in South Africa, have been discovered within the UK. Each instances had been contacts of people that travelled to South Africa within the final two weeks. They’ve since gone into quarantine, together with their shut contacts.
Hancock orders another travellers from South Africa and their contacts to quarantine instantly.
‘Anybody who has been in South Africa over the last fortnight or anybody who was in shut contact with anybody in South Africa should be quarantined instantly. All travellers from South Africa previously two weeks should isolate instantly because of the new variant which has been recognized,’ Hancock mentioned.
The UK can be inserting quick restrictions on journey from South Africa.
Hancock known as the brand new COVID-19 variant “extremely regarding”. He added that it was “extra transmissible and seems to have mutated additional than the brand new variant that has been found within the UK”, based on the BBC.
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