Covid-19: South Africa, Botswana fight travel restrictions
Travellers queue at a check-in counter at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on November 27, 2021, after several countries banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant Omicron. PHOTO | AFP
South Africa has said it is being punished for being efficient in detecting new Covid-19 variants, while Botswana claims the Omicron variant was brought into their country by diplomats.
Both countries have been placed on the UK red list of travel restrictions and more countries have joined in imposing the travel bans.
