Sources: Anadolu Agency
Oman's Supreme Committee announces that all incoming expatriates over the age of 18 years who want to enter the country must show proof of at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as well as a negative PCR test from the previous 72 hours. They also announce that the ban on travelers from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Mozambique will be lifted. 2021-12-26
Cyprus reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in three Greek Cypriots who travelled from South Africa in Limassol. 2021-12-10
Moderna announces that they will ship their vaccine candidate for testing against the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. 2021-02-24
The German Ministry of Interior bans entry to all travellers from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal, and South Africa from tomorrow until February 17 in order to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants. In addition, travellers from Lesotho and Eswatini will also be banned beginning January 31. 2021-01-29
Spain reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant in a 30-year-old man who travelled from South Africa to Vigo. 2021-01-28
Australia suspends their travel bubble with New Zealand for the next 72 hours after New Zealand's first community case in months was confirmed to be of the 501.V2 variant from South Africa. 2021-01-25
South African Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu dies due to COVID-19. 2021-01-21
Taiwan reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa in a Swazi man in his 30s who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on January 1. 2021-01-13
Queensland reports Australia's first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa in a woman who arrived in the state on December 22 and later tested positive for COVID-19. 2020-12-29
South Africa surpasses one million cases of COVID-19, becoming the first African country to reach this milestone. 2020-12-27