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Asia, Europe tighten curbs amid concerns of new Covid variant

Passengers wearing protective face masks walk at the Haneda airport, in Tokyo Japan June 13, 2021. [Reuters]

Asian and European countries rushed to tighten restrictions on Friday after a new and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant was detected in South Africa, with Singapore and India announcing stricter border controls and more rigorous testing.

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