South African students who will be studying at international universities will need to quarantine for ten days, regardless of what their vaccination status is.
According to IOL, the cost of the quarantine in a hotel will be at the students’ expense. Several governments closed their border after South African scientists discovered the new Omicron variant, however, reports indicated that the variant did not originate in SA as it was already spreading in other countries.
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It is mandatory that new and returning South African international students are quarantined for ten days upon their arrival to the UK. Before their arrival in the UK, students must inform their education provider of the dates when they are set to arrive on campus so that the necessary support can be received.
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Meanwhile, the first known case of the Omicron variant in the United States has been detected in a fully vaccinated person in California who returned to the US from South Africa on November 22, and tested positive seven days later.
This was confirmed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, as per AFP.
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