The White House said government agencies needed the time to work with airlines and put the travel limits into effect.ĮU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said flights will have to ``be suspended until we have a clear understanding about the danger posed by this new variant, and travelers returning from this region should respect strict quarantine rules.''
was waiting until Monday, Biden said only: ``Because that was the recommendation coming from my medical team.'' Members of the 27-nation EU have experienced a massive spike in cases recently.īritain, EU countries and some others introduced their travel restrictions Friday, some within hours of learning of the variant. ``The last thing we need is to bring in a new variant that will cause even more problems,'' German Health Minister Jens Spahn said. The S&P 500 index closed down 2.3%, its worst day since February. The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly dropped more than 1,000 points. Some previous variants, like the beta variant, initially concerned scientists but did not spread very far.įears of more pandemic-induced economic turmoil caused stocks to tumble in Asia, Europe and the United States. The WHO panel drew from the Greek alphabet in naming the variant omicron, as it has done with earlier, major variants of the virus.Įven though some of the genetic changes appear worrisome, it was unclear how much of a public health threat it posed. As with other variants, some infected people display no symptoms, South African experts said. There was no immediate indication whether the variant causes more severe disease. Omicron has now been seen in travelers to Belgium, Hong Kong and Israel, as well as in southern Africa. ``We must move quickly and at the earliest possible moment,'' British Health Secretary Sajid Javid told lawmakers. But a jittery world feared the worst after the tenacious virus triggered a pandemic that has killed more than 5 million people around the globe. Medical experts, including the WHO, warned against any overreaction before the variant was thoroughly studied. citizens and permanent residents and for several other categories, including spouses and other close family. Biden issued a declaration later Friday making the travel prohibition official, with exceptions for U.S. will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries in the region beginning Monday. In response to the variant's discovery in southern Africa, the United States, Canada, Russia and a host of other countries joined the European Union in restricting travel for visitors from that region, where the variant brought on a fresh surge of infections. It could take weeks to know if current vaccines are less effective against it. That means people who contracted COVID-19 and recovered could be subject to catching it again.
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