News: Concerned by new variant, Asian countries move to tighten COVID-19 measures, page-3

Too late. It appears plane loads of people have already spread the new variant far and wide . . .

Hong Kong records two cases of the new variant detected in South Africa. Israel has also detected the heavily mutated B.1.1.529 variant, which is spreading rapidly in South Africa and alarming scientists worldwide, health officials said on Friday.The case stems from a traveller returning from Malawi and comes less than 24 hours after Israel banned flights from South Africa and several neighbouring countries.

Looks like the Wuhan Lab has been working overtime!