unfairly discriminate against our country and ourch southern african sister countriesch the prohibition of travel is not informed by science nor will it be effective in preventing the spread this variant. he said that in fact from his point of view that these bans only will hurt the economies, in fact will devastate the economies in this region and help won t help stop the spread of this variant in any meaningful way. that reflects what the w.h.o. who a few hours ago put out a statement from the head of the w.h.o. in africa saying there would be only limited impact because in layman s terms the horse has already bolted. just because we know that the virus is present, the variant is present here in south africa because of strong veins, where it s been confirmed doesn t reflect where it is, of course, and it could be all over the