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The authorities blocked all flights to Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique. The UK had placed Angola on its \u201cred list\u201d after South Africa had revealed the emergence of the new virus.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization(WHO) had designated Omicron as a \u201cvariant of concern\u201d although it cautioned against imposing flight bans while adding that it would take weeks to ascertain the true nature of the virus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. As nations continued their clampdown on flights to African countries due to the Omicron variant, Pakistan announced a \u201ccomplete ban\u201d on direct and indirect flights from South Africa, Hong Kong, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini and Botswana. 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