Brussels, November 26, 2021 – The South African variant scares the world. The European Commission will propose, in close coordination with the Member States, to activate the emergency brake to stop air travel from the Southern African region due to concerns about the B.1.1.529. This was announced by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Health Roberta Speranza accelerates: “I signed a new ordinance that prohibits entry into Italy to anyone who has been in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini in the last 14 days “. And underlines: “We follow the road of maximum precaution”.
But the variant has already been tracked down in Israel, reports the Israeli Ministry of Health, as reported by the daily Haaretz. The mutation was identified on a citizen from Malawi. The Israeli health authorities suspect that two other people may also have been infected with the same variant and for this they will have to remain in quarantine until the results of the tests.
Fear sinks them Bags. Milan loses more than 3% at the start. Asia also closed sharply this morning with Tokyo losing 2.5%
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