Posted on 11/26/2021 11:46:24 AM PST by conservative98
The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other nearby countries from next week as fears grow over the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said Friday.
The travel ban, which doesn’t apply to American citizens or permanent residents, will come into effect from Monday.
The new restrictions apply to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.
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Omicron variant spread: US to limit travel from 8 southern Africa countries!:
The United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday over concerns of a “heavily mutated” COVID-19 variant, senior administration officials said.
The Biden administration will follow advice from Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and restrict travel from several African nations following the identification of variant B.1.1.529, which appears to be highly contagious among young people.
The World Health Organization (WHO) identified the variant as a “variant of concern” that officials first noted in South Africa.
The variant has been identified in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi as well.
About a dozen other countries, including the United Kingdom, will create similar travel restrictions.
Travel restrictions will not apply to American citizens and lawful permanent residents, but all international travelers must test negative prior to travel.
Peter Aitken is a New York born-and-raised reporter with a focus on national and global news.
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Not so recent photo of Joe Biden as he ponders his older years in life........
The End of the Line
by the Traveling Wilburys (George Harrison,Bob Dylan....)
I’m just glad to be here, happy to be alive (at the end of the line)
And it don’t matter if you’re by my side (at the end of the line)
I’m satisfied
Well, it’s alright, even if you’re old and grey
Well, it’s alright, you still got something to say
Well, it’s alright (alright), riding around on the breeze
Well, it’s alright (alright), if you live the life you please
Well, it’s alright, even if the sun don’t shine
Well, it’s alright (alright), we’re going to the end of the line
//////////////////////////////////////////
And
the Beatles
When I’m Sixty Four
When I get older losing my hair
Many years from now
Will you still be sending me a Valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine
If I’d been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I’m sixty-four
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride
Doing the garden, digging the weeds
Who could ask for more
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I’m sixty-four
Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away
Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I’m sixty-four
That’s Racist!!!!
Trump further diminished the U.S. in the eyes of the world by expanding his travel ban. This new “African Ban,” is designed to make it harder for black and brown people to immigrate to the United States. It’s a disgrace, and we cannot let him succeed. https://t.co/oePD5eSAWY— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) February 2, 2020
Well, because of what he’s done we’ve got that racial jungle.
That was then, this one is totally different.
Restricting travel is racist and acting precipitously.
It is only racist when Trump did it.
Also, the favorite word of the ChiComs: Xenophobic
we went from delta to omicron all in one step? What happened to the epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, ....nu, xi variants. They skipped most of the Greek alphabet. Of course that’s tied to my western white racist culture. I am sure there is a woke Greek alphabet that skips a bunch of the letters use by the ur-racists, like Homer’s scribes or Plato.
we went from nu to omicron. any particular reason they skipped the letter XI?
Brandon hates non white people .... pass it on.
But but but - isn’t South Africa black? And doesn’t that mean the ONLY reason Biden is doing this is because he’s racist?
If Trump did it, it would have been racist.
NTB
Pssst! What about the southern border?
That was then...
noticeably skipping over “Xi” in the greek alphabet
Why in the world would they ban travel to and from Eswatini?
And more importantly, is that just a made-up country?
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