Belgium just also sequenced B.1.1.529 #variant from someone who was in Egypt (far from Southern Africa). You think #EU etc are going to restrict travel to #Belgium? No. But they might just decide to lump all Africa into one excluded no-go zone. The hypocrisy of the #globalnorth
U.K. govt: irresponsibly remove Covid-19 restrictions, mask wearing is no longer mandatory, same with social distancing etc & cases are high.
U.K. Govt: Punishing countries from the global south for doing the responsible thing & reporting a new variant.