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Added on the 15/01/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 15 (EFE) (CAMERA: Raphael Alves) .- The new covid variant found in the Brazilian Amazon not only led the United Kingdom to veto flights from Portugal and South America but also to some regions of Brazil.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, says that travel to countries in southern Africa should be suspended immediately to slow the spread of the the new Covid-19 variant of concern. She also recommends the implementation of strict quarantine for travelers from affected countries and notes that the EU's contracts with the manufacturers of coronavirus vaccines requires the vaccines to be adapted to new variants 'immediately'. SOUNDBITE
London (UK), Jan 15 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Neil Hall).- The detection of a new variant of the coronavirus in Brazil has led the UK to ban the arrivals of travellers from South America and Portugal, while the British government is trying to speed up its vaccine program.FOOTAGE OF HEATHROW AIRPORT IN LONDON.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for travel bans to be "urgently" lifted "before further damage is done to our economy". Several countries have implemented travel restrictions to South Africa and other African countries in an attempt to stop the spread of the new Covid variant Omicron. SOUNDBITE
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