Grenada has become the first CARICOM country to announce that it will not be allowing people from several southern African countries into the island as a result of the newly identified COVID-19 variant, Omicron.
This according to an official government statement.
The discovery of the variant by South African health authorities sparked reaction across the world, with a number of countries implementing restrictions for travellers from several southern African countries.
Grenada says people with a travel history in the last 14 days to South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini will not be allowed into the island.
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