Protests at Amazon, US to restrict travel from South Africa

Speaker 1: This is CNET. And here are the stories that matter right now, Amazon endured some disruptions at scattered facilities on black Friday, amid the year's busiest shopping period activists were calling for better pay and workplace improvements. And for the company to be more proactive on issues such as the climate crisis in response, Amazon spokesperson, Kelly NTEL said in a statement, these groups represent a variety of interests. And while we are not perfect in any area, if you objectively look at what Amazon is doing [00:00:30] in each one of these areas, you'll see that we do take our role and our impact very seriously. The us will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries. Starting on Monday. The move comes amid fears that a new COVID variant Omicron discovered in South Africa may be more transmissible and vaccine resistant than the Delta variant. The us air travel restrictions will apply to travelers from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe Namibia LASU Tini Mozambique and Malawi. [00:01:00] It's unclear long. The restrictions will be in place. And finally a has stopped selling its smart. So a lightweight device that wraps around a child's foot to monitor heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and sleep patterns. After receiving a warning letter from the us food and drug administration in the letter, the FDA said the smart so should be classified as a medical. I due to its heart rate and oxygen notifications, the company set it plans to submit an application to the FDA for these features [00:01:30] stay up to date with the latest by visiting CNET.