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Italy lifts COVID entry ban on eight southern African states

by Reuters
Friday, 14 January 2022 11:20 GMT

MILAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Italy lifted on Friday an entry ban on people who had visited any of eight southern African states which it imposed in November as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 began to spread.

"Health Minister Roberto Speranza has signed a new order lifting the special restrictive measures for South Africa and neighbouring countries," a ministry spokesman said.

Italy banned entry for travellers from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini on Nov. 26. (Reporting by Emilio Parodi, Editing by Catherine Evans)

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