How the new Covid-19 variant impacts your travel plans
CNN
For those hoping to plan some long-overdue winter getaways abroad, Omicron raises multiple questions concerning whether or not to travel. Here are some of the biggest issues that might be on travelers' minds right now.
(CNN) — The discovery of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus has left governments around the world scrambling, leading to a steady stream of increased travel restrictions since the World Health Organization designated B.1.1.529 " as a "variant of concern" on November 26.
Little is known about the new variant, dubbed Omicron, including how it will impact those infected or the levels of efficacy vaccines provide against it.
But officials in many countries aren't taking chances. Major travel destinations have moved to block flights from multiple countries in southern Africa following the discovery of the Omicron variant, while others are limiting travel from affected areas to citizens only.