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Biden team says US will not lift travel bans despite Trump statement

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US President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman has dismissed Donald Trump's announcement that a Covid-19 ban on travellers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

Washington

US President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump's announcement Monday that a Covid-19 ban on travellers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted, underlining the fractious transition of power.

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