Prognosis
U.S. on Guard for Omicron After Curbing Southern Africa Arrivals
- Officials fear new variant could increase virus’s risks
- Airline stocks plummet over concerns of new restrictions
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President Joe Biden imposed travel restrictions on nations in southern Africa, joining an international effort to slow the spread of a potentially potent new Covid-19 variant that roiled global markets.
The administration will restrict travel to from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday as a “precautionary measure until we have more information” about the omicron variant, Biden said in a statement on Friday.