New Covid Variant Triggers U.S. Travel Restrictions From 8 African Nations

The U.S. is restricting travel from eight African nations because of the threat of a new Covid-19 variant named “Omicron.” The move was recommend by the White House coronavirus response team, to try and contain the spread. Other countries included in the restriction — which does not apply to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents — are Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.

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[HenryBenedictUSA]

They’re naming variants like hurricanes now

[jameyjacade]

In case y’all haven’t figured it out yet.. this will never end

[vincentcoke]

The hardest part of "15 days to slow the spread" is the first 600 days.

[mihadalzayat]

2 weeks to slow the spread is turning into a lifetime of misery

[mituscustoms]

Imagine if every year a new flu shut down the whole world.

[lide]

Funny they’ve been talking about how Africa has the lowest covid rates just recently & now they have this new variant followed by travel restrictions. Smh.

[toddbarcroft]

Wow the Dow dropped 900 points...to the average min wage earner.. this means nothing

[wakeupsheeple]

"It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they've been fooled."

[mitchmouers]

Should probably shut down the border. Relay that to the mail order president. Please. Thanks have a great day.

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[jeffreydavis]

“Travel restrictions are racist” -2020

[omatase]

Y’know I’m not a scientist or a naming expert but I would’ve broken the mold and gone with:

SUPER MEGA DEATH VARIANT

[ArchangelExile]

Hopefully, Spider-Man can send these variants back where they came from.

[lisasimpson]

Social engineering 101:
Step 1. Create a crisis
Step 2. Keep people in a constant state of anxiety about the created crisis
Step 3. Offer the people a solution to the anxiety in the direction you have engineered the herd to move towards

[carriebrackett]

I thought this was racist and xenophobic? I mean it was when the last president did it.

[rja]

Who didn’t see this coming from a mile away? 🙄

[betsyj]

Right on time for Christmas. People are getting entirely too relaxed and behaving as if they were free. Not acceptable!

[Tallacus]

Remember when they said travel restrictions were racist?

[omegaman]

500% more deadly? Since the last one had a 99.9999% survival rate, that means the new variant has only a 99.95% survival rate. We are going to need at least 5 boosters for this one

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