France has suspended flights from several southern African nations in response to the discovery of the new Covid variant.
The measure, which is similar to that announced by the UK, applies to South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini.
Flights from these countries are suspended with immediate effect for at least 48 hours, the French prime minister's office says in a statement.
"People who have travelled in the last 14 days in one of these countries are invited to report to the authorities and to perform an RT-PCR screening test as soon as possible," the statement adds, according to Le Figaro.
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