European Union health ministers will today discuss whether to adjust the travel curbs the bloc’s nations have imposed on Southern Africa in response to the omicron variant.

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By Merentia Van Der Vent


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An EU diplomat familiar with the agenda says the ministers may agree on the need for a PCR test for vaccinated nationals from that region, which could allow some travel bans to be eased or lifted in a week, but nothing has been confirmed yet.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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