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The South African Health Department suspends COVID-19 contact tracing and quarantine for people with asymptomatic cases due to 80% of the population being vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19.
2021-12-24

Indonesia reports its first two cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, first discovered in India, in two people from Jakarta. The country also reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.351 variant, first discovered in South Africa, in a person from Bali.
2021-05-3

The Philippines reports its first six cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
2021-03-2

New York reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant from South Africa in a person from Nassau County.
2021-02-21

Malta reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
2021-02-16

Portugal also reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. They do not indicate whether the individual travelled.
2021-01-22

Belgium reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa in a person from West Flanders with no travel history.
2021-01-13

Denmark bans travel to non-residents from South Africa over concerns of the 501.V2 variant.
2021-01-6

Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya confirms Zambia's first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa and also confirms that a second wave of the pandemic has emerged.
2020-12-30

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.
2020-12-20