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EU countries move to restrict air travel from southern Africa over new COVID variant

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Germany, Italy and France restrict travel from southern Africa over new COVID variant as Brussels mulls EU-wide flight restrictions

Added on the 26/11/2021 09:17:15 - Copyright : Euronews EN

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