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Don’t panic about the new Covid-19 variant, says health experts
Health experts have moved to allay fears around the new Covid-19 variant, EG.5 or Eris. On Wednesday, the first case…
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5 things you need to know about the new Covid-19 variant
South Africa has recorded its first case of the new Covid-19 variant, EG.5 or Eris. Department spokesperson, Foster Mohale, confirmed…
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Sama: With new COVID variant, South Africans should prioritise hygiene again
The SA Medical Association has advised that people prioritize hygiene and look at practicing public health measures again. The World…
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New COVID-19 variant discovered, public urged to vaccinate
South African Medical Association (SAMA) says a new COVID-19 variant has been discovered, EG. 5 last week Thursday. This variant…
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Western Cape health department closely monitoring new Covid variant
The Western Cape Health Department says it is closely monitoring Covid-19 cases in the province. This follows the recent discovery…
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Covid-19 variant fears after South African lions infected
Lions and pumas at a private zoo in South Africa got severe Covid-19 from asymptomatic zoo handlers, raising concerns that…
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Ghana says 34 samples from returning travellers test positive for Omicron COVID-19 variant
Ghana detected the Omicron coronavirus variant in 34 samples from travellers who returned to the country from November 21-25, according…
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Nigeria confirms first Omicron cases
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the new COVID-19 variant, among three passengers who…
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Cape Town tourism losing around R255 million daily due to cancellation over Omicron – study
Cape Town’s tourism industry has lost around R225 million a day due to sudden cancellations following the confirmation of a…
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Things to know about the new Covid-19 variant
With the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant by South African scientists, which has caused mass panic around the globe…
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South Africa ‘punished’ for detecting Omicron COVID variant, says Dirco
South Africa complained Saturday that it is being “punished” for detecting a new COVID-19 variant Omicron which the World Health…
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United States imposes travel ban on South Africa
President Joe Biden imposed fresh travel restrictions on nations in southern Africa on Friday, joining efforts by other countries to…
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Health Dept confident vaccines are still effective against new variant
The Department of Health says that it has every confidence that vaccines are still effective against the new Covid-19 variant…
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Health Minister Joe Phaahla calls on South Africans to vaccinate as new Covid-19 variant rocks country
With the new Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529 hitting the country, Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has called on interfaith leaders to…
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Israel finds case of COVID strain first detected in South Africa
Israel has identified a case of a COVID-19 variant with a large number of mutations first detected in South Africa,…
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Germany to ban most travel from SA over new COVID-19 variant: minister
Germany will ban most travel from South Africa to halt the spread of a new COVID-19 variant with a large…
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New COVID-19 variant found in South Africa
A new COVID-19 variant has been discovered in South Africa. The super-variant is said to have an extremely high number…
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South Africa detects new Covid-19 variant of interest
South Africa has identified a potential variant of interest (VOI) of Covid-19 that is assigned to the PANGO lineage C.1.2.…
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COVID-19 Variant first traced in India found in Uganda
The deadly COVID-19 variant wreaking havoc in India has been detected in Uganda. Uganda’s Health Ministry says this should serve…
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Indian Covid-19 variant detected in Greece
Greece has become the latest European nation to detect a case of the Covid-19 variant that has helped drive an…
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KwaZulu-Natal team discovers most mutated Covid-19 variant
The KZN Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform team has discovered the most mutated Covid-19 variant, with experts calling for further…
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Health Minister Mkhize speaks on SA’s Covid-19 vaccine not being from the devil
AstraZeneca may not be effective for the current Covid-19 variant, but it is not from the devil. During the vaccine…
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South African scientists who discovered new Covid-19 variant speak out
Late last year the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA) led by the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing…
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Professor Salim Abdool Karim explains how new variant is highly transmissible
Professor Salim Abdool Karim says the new COVID-19 variant is a cause for concern. Karim says the 501Y.V2 variant is…
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Africa CDC confirms new COVID-19 variant found in Nigeria
Another new strain of COVID-19 emerged – this time in Nigeria – which seems to be from a separate lineage…
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SA Tourism working to get sector back on track
South African Tourism on Wednesday said the industry was slowly starting to get back on track through local tourism, but…
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New variant a cause for concern – Professor Salim Abdool Karim
Professor Salim Abdool Karim says the new COVID-19 variant is a cause for concern. The chairperson of the COVID-19 ministerial…
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