officials call the bans draconian, knee jerk measures. what will i found distressing was not the travel ban from the uk and europe but that was the only reaction. the strongest reaction. and there was no word of the support they re going to offer to african countries to help us control the pandemic. reporter: countries in africa, israel, hong kong and belgium have so far confirmed cases of the variant. although passengers that arrive and were pushed together in the hundreds and tested. 61 of those were in fact positive after those tests of covid-19. and clear that it is the variant. and it does show that this continues to be a massive
travel from countries in south africa. reporter: countries all across the globe rapidly banning travelers, they say to curb the spread of the variant. now thousands are likely stranded. in amsterdam, hundreds of passengers forced to sit on the tarmac after landing, then crowding in a testing site after the netherlands bans travel. the international air transport association saying restrictions are not a long-term solution. they have already lost billions to the pandemic. and anger in south africa, where officials call the bans draconian, knee-jerk measures. what i find so disgusting and really ly distressing was not the ban implemented, but that that was the only reaction, or the strongest reaction.