Being 'punished' for early detecting new COVID-19 variant Omicron: South Africa
The Hindu
In a statement, the country urged world leaders not to implement “knee-jerk” policy decisions in response to the detection of the Omicron variant
South Africa on November 27 said it was being "punished" for its advanced ability to detect new COVID-19 variants early, imposed travel ban on it due to the new .
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in a statement urged world leaders not to implement “knee-jerk” policy decisions in response to the detection of the Omicron variant.
The latest round of travel bans is "akin to punishing South Africa for its advanced genomic sequencing and the ability to detect new variants quicker. Excellent science should be applauded and not punished,” it said.
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