Taiwan lists 6 Southern African countries as high-risk due to new mutant COVID strain


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[Taiwan lists 6 Southern African countries as high-risk due to new mutant COVID strain] The Central Epidemic Command centre (CECC) has placed six countries in Southern Africa on its high-risk list due to the appearance of a new, heavily mutated variant of COVID that has surfaced in South Africa. During a press conference on Friday (November 26), Health minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung announced that due to a rise in the COVID variant B.1.1.529 in Southern Africa, six countries in the region will be deemed high-risk starting November 29. Chen said that visitors from the listed countries must undergo...