KARACHI – Pakistan has imposed travel bans on Hong Kong and six African countries due to the spread of new variants of the corona virus in Africa.
According to the NCOC statement, travel bans have been imposed on South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho and Botswana. Will stay
The NCOC says all seven countries have been included in Category C.
The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) says there will be an immediate ban on direct and indirect arrivals of passengers from these countries.
The NCOC says that Pakistanis traveling in an emergency must obtain a travel permit, Pakistani passengers must show a vaccination certificate at the airport, and Pakistani passengers must show a negative PCR report 72 hours in advance. Rapid antigen testing will be done.
It should be noted that at present there is concern all over the world due to the spread of Corona variant from South Africa.
A new outbreak of the corona virus has been reported in South Africa.
Scientists and medical experts have warned that the new variant will not have much effect on the vaccine. The World Health Organization has called an emergency meeting to consider the situation.
On the other hand, the United Kingdom has announced the inclusion of 6 African countries in the red list from today.
The European Union (EU) has cut off all travel routes to the South African region.
The European Commission in Brussels says there is a risk of a new variant of the corona virus spreading in Africa.
