Joe Biden Silent About Banning Flights from Africa to Stop Coronavirus Variant as He Holes Up in Nantucket

President Joe Biden remains silent about the possibility of banning flights from Africa as a new variant of the coronavirus has emerged.

The president remains on his extended Thanksgiving vacation on Nantucket island at a $30 million compound with his extended family, having no events on his public schedule.

The new variant from Africa is officially called B.1.1.529 and has no settled name to identify it.

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) cautioned against travel bans until more information about the variant was available, but some countries have already acted quickly to prevent the spread of the virus.