: Travel bans may buy some time, but they are unlikely to stop the new coronavirus variant #IndiaNEWS There is a global concern and widespread alarm at the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529,

Travel bans may buy some time, but they are unlikely to stop the new coronavirus variant #IndiaNEWS
There is a global concern and widespread alarm at the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, which the World Health Organization has called Omicron.The WHO classified Omicron as a “variant of concern??? because it has a wide range of mutations. This suggests vaccines and treatments could be less effective.Although early days, Omicron appears to be able to reinfect people more easily than other strains.Australia has followed other countries and regions – including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and the European Union – and banned travellers from nine southern African countries.Australians seeking to return home from southern Africa will still be able to do so. But they will enter hotel quarantine and be tested. Those who have returned from the nine countries – South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, the Seychelles, Malawi and Mozambique – in the past 14 days will have to isolate.But Omicron has already been detected in other regions, including the UK, Germany, Israel, Hong Kong and Belgium. So while a travel ban on southern African countries may slow the spread and buy limited time, it is unlikely to stop it.As the Australian government and others act to protect their own citizens, this should be accompanied by additional resources to support countries in southern Africa and elsewhere that take...Read more

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