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At least five countries and airlines, including Germany and Turkey, are reported to have banned flights from South Africa on Monday over the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus, according to Reuters.
South Africa's health department said last week that a new genetic mutation of Covid-19 had been found in the country and may be responsible for a recent surge in infections.
Online South African publication Business Insider said that Israel, Turkey, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland had all halted air travel to and from South Africa.
Reuters could not immediately confirm all the reported bans.
