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New COVID variant: UK taking ‘safety first’ approach following Africa travel ban

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has told Sky News the UK Government is taking “a safety first approach” in banning entry from six African countries in the face of a new COVID variant.

Flights from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini and Zimbabwe will be suspended.

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