Turkey has banned travel from five African countries

 

Turkey has imposed a travel ban on five African countries following the emergence of a new version of the coronavirus, Health Minister Fahretin Koca was quoted as saying by the turkish-language daily Daily Sabah.

"Travel from Botswana, the Republic of South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe to our country through all our land, air, sea and rail border crossings will not be allowed from Friday night," Fakhretin Kodja wrote on Twitter.                                                                                              "In the next period in Turkey we do not plan to manage the lockdown pandemic. We will attach great importance to personal precautions and especially to vaccination, "Koca said, adding:" We believe it is very important that everyone is vaccinated. "