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The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other nearby countries from next week as fears grow over the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said Friday.

It's still unclear whether a new COVID-19 variant will pose a significant threat to public health. Here's what we know about B.1.1.529.

A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa has ... The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported at least 315 cases of the U.K.-discovered variant in the United States.

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Starting Monday, the United States will ban travel from South Africa and seven other African nations by non-US citizens due to a new COVID-19 variant.

U.S. scientists will talk with South African scientists on Friday about the threat of the new B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant, including whether or not it can evade antibodies.

Codrington, who is South African, noted that the variant has been detected in New Zealand, Brazil, England and other nations, but that his nation isolated, sequenced and understood Omicron first.

South Africa’s announcement Thursday that it had identified a new, possibly highly contagious coronavirus variant sent shock waves worldwide. Stock markets fell as the United States, among other ...

The White House said Friday the U.S. will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries in the region beginning Monday due to a new COVID-19 variant.

Covid symptoms linked to the new omicron variant have been described as "extremely mild" by the South African doctor who first raised the alarm over the new strain. Dr. Angelique Coetzee told the ...

South Africa detects a new variant, prompting new international travel restrictions. Within hours of the announcement, Britain, Israel and Singapore had restricted travel from South Africa and ...