Travel ban to 7 African countries over new Covid variant concerns

COVID-19 | Starting tomorrow (Nov 27), Malaysia will temporarily ban travel to South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe due to concerns about the new B.1.1.529 Covid-19 variant.

This means Malaysians will not be allowed to travel to these countries for the foreseeable future.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin also announced that the government will ban...