By OLIVER SAMBOKOVERY aggressive Covid-19 prevention measures should be immediately introduced to avert a new deadly variant which has been detected in South Africa and other countries, former Health Minister, Jonas Chanda has said.Meanwhile, Emirates Airlines has suspended passenger flights to Dubai from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia effective from yesterday (November 27) as part of efforts to contain the spread of the new strain of Covid-19.According to travel updates issued yesterday, Emirates has temporally suspended passenger operations from these countries until further notice. In addition, the Dubai Covid-19 Command and control Centre (CCC) has directed that all travelers originating from or transiting from Botswana, Eswatini Lesotho Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia would not be accepted to travel into Dubai effective yesterday, November 27, 2021 until further notice.Meanwhile, Dr Chanda has warned that failure by government to institute immediate action against Covid-19 would not only lead to the overwhelming of the health sector but […]
‘AGGRESSIVE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS NEEDED’
