Pakistan has imposed travel bans on Hong Kong and five African countries in the wake of the outbreak of a new strain of the corona virus, Omi Crohn's.
Travel restrictions have been imposed on Hong Kong, South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Aswatini and Botswana, according to the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), the anti-Corona agency.
The NCOC said that all the 7 owners have been included in Category C, direct and indirect arrival of passengers from these countries will be immediately banned.
According to the NCOC, Pakistanis traveling in an emergency have to get a travel permit and Pakistani passengers have to show a vaccination certificate at the airport.
The NCOC says Pakistani passengers will have to show a negative PC report 72 hours in advance, while a rapid antigen test will be performed at the airport.
According to the National Command and Operations Center, Pakistanis stranded in restricted countries are allowed to travel till December 5, but health and testing protocols will continue to apply to passengers.
A new strain of the corona virus, Omi Crohn's, has been discovered in a South African province, with experts saying it has undergone so many changes compared to the original Corona virus that Corona has been created so far. Vaccines can reduce the effectiveness of vaccines by up to 40%. Due to threat of new Variant, following countries have also been included in Cat C and complete ban has been imposed on direct / indirect inbound travel from these countries with immediate effect: South Africa, Hong Kong,Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana pic.twitter.com/DxzqzV4sse
It is said to be more dangerous than its predecessor, the Corona virus variant, because it has the potential to spread rapidly and the effect of the vaccine will be less.
South African health officials say the new variant has so many changes that scientists did not expect. This variant has about 50 mutations compared to the initial corona virus, of which 30 mutations are in the spike protein.
What will be the symptoms of the new variant?
Experts say the symptoms of this new variant of corona virus are largely the same as those seen earlier, such as fever, cough, fatigue, loss of taste, loss of sense of smell and more severe shortness of breath. These include difficulty breathing and chest pain. Experts say that the symptoms of this variant may be more severe than other variants.
