Amid European Union’s executive Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to ban air travel from southern Africa, several member states are swiftly moving to stop international flights from the region to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus variant B.1.1529. Experts have warned about the “unusual mutations” in the new variant that has been identified in 22 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in South Africa.
Amid European Union’s executive Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to ban air travel from southern Africa, several member states are swiftly moving to stop international flights from the region to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus variant B.1.1529. Experts have warned about the “unusual mutations” in the new variant that has been identified in 22 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in South Africa.
On Thursday, World Health Organization (WHO) officials rushed to discuss the variant which, experts warn, could affect transmissibility and immune response due to a high number of spike mutations.
