New Covid-19 variant: USA and Canada are also restricting travel from Southern Africa! [update]

update (29 December 2021): Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on 31 December 2021, fully vaccinated foreign nationals who have been in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini and Malawi will again be allowed to enter the United States.
Canada lifted its travel restriction on flights from South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi and Egypt already on 19 December 2021.

Following the detection of the heavily mutated omicron variant of Covid-19 in South Africa, the US Government has decided to restrict travel to the US for non-U.S. citizens from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini and Malawi starting 29 November 2021. The travel ban will not apply to citizens of the USA or lawful permanent residents, but they will need to show a negative coronavirus test before coming to the United States.
Canada is also restricting travel to and from Southern Africa. Foreign travellers who have been to South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini in the past 14 days are barred from entering the country. We'll keep you posted!