 Canada announced Friday the lifting of a ban on foreign travellers from 10 African countries. However, it ripples in testing and warning that the Omicron variants of COVID-19 risks are quickly overwhelming hospitals. The travel restriction on flights from South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Estrutini, Namibia, Malawi, Egypt and Nigeria will end at 11.59 p.m. on Saturday. That's a 4.59 GMT Sunday. That's according to Health Minister John Ives, too close. Pre-rival negative PCR tests for old travellers would also be reinstated as of December 21. Officials said laboratory tests have confirmed as of Friday nearly 350 cases of the Omicron variant across Canada. The total average daily COVID-19 case count in Malawi has jumped by 45% in the past week to about 5,000.