The first Arab country to ban entry to travelers from South Africa

Today, the Kingdom of Morocco announced a ban on entry for travelers from South Africa, to be the first Arab country to take this decision after the discovery of the new mutant of the Corona virus in

South Africa.

And several countries around the world, especially in Europe, announced the ban on flights from countries located in southern Africa, after a new mutant of the Corona virus was detected in South Africa for the first time.

Concerns are growing about a new variant of the Corona virus that was detected in South Africa, where the National Institute of Infectious Diseases confirmed the discovery of 22 cases of the strain B1529.1 in South Africa, and said that other cases of infection are expected to be recorded as genetic analysis continues.

The World Health Organization classified the strain as one of the "controlled strains".

Maria Van Kerkhof, a Corona expert at the World Health Organization, said that the strain was discovered in South Africa and there are currently only less than 100 complete genome sequences of the strain.

Kirkhoff indicated that the large number of mutations caused by the strain can change the behavior of the virus.

But it is not yet clear what this represents for the effectiveness of current vaccines and drugs.

And the European Union announced that it will propose stopping air travel from southern Africa, in light of growing concerns about the new strain of the Corona virus that is spreading in that region.

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