mike tyldesleyjoining us, epidemiologist. thank you very much. let's go straight to our correspondent injohannesburg. there correspondent in johannesburg. there has correspondent injohannesburg. there has been some diplomacy around this and the south african government questioning, to a degree, the uk's decision. tell questioning, to a degree, the uk's decision. , ., ., , decision. tell us more? that is ri . ht, decision. tell us more? that is right. good _ decision. tell us more? that is right, good morning. _ decision. tell us more? that is right, good morning. the i decision. tell us more? that is| right, good morning. the south african foreign minister issuing a statement today saying this decision by britain has been rushed and they are hoping to engage with the uk in order to get them to reconsider the travel ban. they say will be very damaging to the economies of both countries, but obviously particularly damaging to south africa, to its tourist industry at a time when tourists are busy flocking here for what effectively are the summer holidays in the southern hemisphere. so a of frustration that the british government has jumped the british government has jumped the gun, got ahead of the world health organization, for instance,