worldwide within a few months. it is now important that all of us in europe act very swiftly, decisively and united. the european commission has today proposed to member states to activate the emergency brake on travel from countries in southern africa and other countries affected to limit the spread of the new variant. all air travel to these countries should be suspended. they should be suspended until we have a clear understanding about the danger posed by this new variant. travellers returning from this region should respect strict quarantine rules. well, that s the view from the european union. next, to our africa correspondent, pumza fihlani talking about the reaction injohannesburg to the new travel restrctions. the immediate reaction from the south african government and scientists
the right vaccinations, even for new variants. but we need to give ourselves as much time as possible. the government have said they will reveal the decision they will review the decision in three week s time. countries like south africa are key winter sun destinations for the travel industry. they will be hoping that today s announcement doesn t dissuade customers from booking, just as travel were just as travel was starting to take off. here s our africa correspondent, pumza fihlani, talking about the reaction injohannesburg to the new travel restrctions. the immediate reaction from the south african government and scientists here is that they are saying very little is known about this new variant and they would like to be given time to study it further, to know how transmissible it is, to know how transmissible it is, but also whether it poses more danger than the variants that we have seen and detected in the country, but also how it is likely to react to vaccines