Canada is banning entry to foreign nationals who have travelled to southern Africa to prevent the spread of a new variant of concern discovered in the region. The new variant first emerged in South Africa and led to a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the region in recent weeks. Global Affairs Canada will also issue an advisory to discourage non-essential travel to southern Africa. A number of other jurisdictions have also enacted restrictions on travellers from the region. Israel banned arrivals from most African countries on Nov. 26. “We are currently on the verge of a state of emergency,” said Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. The United States will restrict travel from seven countries in the region starting Nov. 29. Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said the Commission would propose “to activate the emergency brake to stop air travel from the southern African region …
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