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JUST IN - Israel bans travel from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, and Eswatini amid new variant.
JUST IN - UK bans flights from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe from midday on Friday amid new variant.
JUST IN - UK will place South Africa on its travel "red list" imminently amid new multi-mutant variant (BBC)
UK government sources: The new variant from South Africa poses "a potentially significant threat to the vaccine programme which we have to protect at all costs" (Guardian)