SOUTH AFRICA PANDEMIC CORONAVIRUS COVID19

Omicron variant travel ban cripples tourism industry in South Africa

epa09616605 A South African tourist walks with crutches past the sculpture of a Giraffe at the usually very busy area popular with international tourists at one of South Africa's biggest tourist attractions, the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, in Cape Town, South Africa, 02 December 2021. Cape Town's tourism industry is losing 12 million Euro per day in the wake of international travel bans imposed on South Africa, according to a survey by Cape Town Tourism (CTT), with over 56,000 hotel cancellations. South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has lashed out at the UK and many European countries for the travel ban imposed on South Africa following its scientists identifying the coronavirus variant, B.1.1.529, later renamed Omicron by the World Health Organization. According to Ramaphosa, these travel restrictions are unjustified and unfairly discriminate against South Africa and Southern African sister countries. EPA/NIC BOTHMA

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