New Variant Puts South Africa At Risk Of Global Shut Out | Read

South Africa's recovery from its deepest economic contraction in almost three decades risks being derailed by the identification of a new coronavirus variant that prompted several European nations to ban travel to and from the country right before its summer holiday season. The restrictions deal another blow to South Africa's battered tourism industry, which buckled under the weight of border shutdowns and stop-start domestic lockdowns over the past year and a half.