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1. El Salvador bans travellers who have been in the United Kingdom or South Africa in the last 30 days or whose flights included a layover in those countries.
   2020-12-23 07:05:01 (First version)
2. El Salvador bans travelers who have been in the United Kingdom or South Africa in the last 30 days or whose flights included a layover in those countries.
   (Current version)

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