Switzerland Issues New Travel Restrictions affecting travelers from Southern Africa.

Eswatini Daily News
27 November 2021

Switzerland has banned direct flights from southern Africa and imposed restrictions on people entering from other countries following the discovery of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus.

The Swiss Government announced on Friday that “All direct flights from the region of southern Africa are banned,”

Further, “When entering from the South Africa region, Hong Kong, Israel and Belgium [where cases have been detected], all persons must also present a negative Covid-19 test from November 26, 2021, 8pm and be in quarantine for 10 days.”

“All flights from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa are banned for an indefinite period,” said the statement.

Countries are imposing travel bans and restrictions due to the new Omicron variant outbreak.