Canadian health authorities have restricted travel to 10 countries to prevent the spread of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus. Nigeria, Egypt, and Malawi have been added to the list as of today.
On November 30, the Canadian government announced several more countries have been added to the list of those currently subject to stricter border measures.
The countries added to the list are Nigeria, Egypt, and Malawi. They join a list of seven southern African countries that had restrictive measures imposed on them this past Friday.
The 10 affected countries are:
- Botswana
- Egypt;
- Eswatini;
- Lesotho;
- Malawi;
- Mozambique;
- Namibia;
- Nigeria;
- South Africa; and
- Zimbabwe.