Washington: On Dec 24, the White House announced that the Biden government would lift travel constraints on eight southern African countries imposed last month. White House spokesman Kevin Munoz tweeted that Biden “will lift the temporary travel restrictions on Southern Africa countries” effective Dec. 31. The ban was imposed due to concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 variant Omicron.

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