https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10246179/Fauci-says-not-ban-flights-South-Africa-now.html
US leaves door open to Africa: Fauci says there will be no ban on Southern Africa travel - for now pending more study of super vaccine-resistant mutant Omicron variant - despite UK, Israel and Germany suspending all flights
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's most senior COVID official, said there would be no ban on flights for now
He told CNN he was rushing to gather data and may ban flights in the future, but only once he knows more
He wants to continue studying B.1.1.529 - the new 'super mutant' from South Africa has been named Omicron
Fauci says there is no proof yet that it can evade the vaccine and that he wants to test whether or not it does
The EU is telling member countries to stop flights to South Africa and quarantine anyone who comes from there
President Biden, who is on Nantucket for Thanksgiving, has not commented on the variant and neither has The White House
The Dow slipped by 2.28 percent - 1,000 points - on Friday and the S&P Futures and Nasdaq indices also slumped
The B.1.1.529 variant has a 'very unusual constellation' of mutations and may be more resistant to the vaccine
There are currently 77 confirmed cases in South Africa, four in Botswana, one in Hong Kong and one in Israel
However, the real numbers are likely much higher as health authorities establish the full scale of the spread
By Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter and Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com
Published: 09:39 EST, 26 November 2021 | Updated: 13:23 EST, 26 November 2021