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US to lift Omicron-related travel restrictions on southern African countries

US to lift Omicron-related travel restrictions on southern African countries — US President Joe Biden (Jeff J Mitchell/PA)

Fri, 24 Dec, 2021 - 14:20

Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

The US will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year’s Eve, the White House has announced.

The restrictions, imposed last month, were meant to blunt the spread of the Covid Omicron variant.

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