Immediate restrictions were being imposed on travel from South Africa, he added. - In both cases the patients came in contact with those who travelled from South Africa over the past few weeks. - This South African variant is more transmissible than the UK variant, British health secretary has said, as this variant has mutated further than the UK variant. - Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Israel and Mauritius have banned flights from South Africa. - South Africa reported a sudden spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in January.

Source: dna December 24, 2020 06:00 UTC