{"id":1493,"date":"2021-06-28T16:46:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/?p=1493"},"modified":"2021-06-28T15:05:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T15:05:45","slug":"mozambique-suspends-ponta-do-ouro-border-crossing-over-covid-bbc-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/mozambique-suspends-ponta-do-ouro-border-crossing-over-covid-bbc-report","title":{"rendered":"Mozambique suspends Ponta do Ouro border crossing over Covid | BBC report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Authorities in Mozambique have suspended operations in Ponta do Ouro border crossing over lack of health teams to validate Covid-19 tests.<\/p>\n<p>Travellers crossing form South Africa\u2019s Kwazulu Natal to Maputo in Mozambique have been urged to use alternative crossings.<\/p>\n<p>Maputo provincial health authorities are on high alert to prevent the Delta variant identified in South Africa from spreading into Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>At least one person in the western province of Tete, bordering Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, has been infected with the Delta variant.<\/p>\n<p>Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi warned on Thursday that the third wave could be \u201cmore violent and more severe than the first or second waves\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He urged citizens to follow the guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. Authorities in Mozambique have suspended operations in Ponta do Ouro border crossing over lack of health teams to validate Covid-19 tests. Travellers crossing form South Africa\u2019s Kwazulu Natal to Maputo in Mozambique have been urged to use alternative crossings. 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