Covid: New race to contain Omicron variant

Countries around the world are racing to introduce travel bans and restrictions on southern African countries in an effort to contain a new variant of Covid-19, called Omicron. The moves come after the variant was officially named by health officials. But there is a huge economic cost – we will speak to the South African tourism minister

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(Photo: Only about 24% of South Africans have been fully vaccinated so far. Credit: Reuters)