‘Finding scapegoats’: S Africa slams ‘unjustified’ travel bans

South Africa's government says the travel ban because of a new mutation of the COVID-19 virus detected in the country – now dubbed Omicron – is unjustified. The World Health Organization has called it a "virus of concern" and it has been blamed for a new wave of coronavirus cases in South Africa. A growing number of countries have banned flights from eight nations in southern Africa. But many travellers have been caught out by the sudden bans. Al Jazeera's @Fahmida Miller reports from Johannesburg, South Africa. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #SouthAfrica #COVID19
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