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COVID-19 new variant
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COVID-19: What the Health Department says about the new variant

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Scientists have GOOD NEWS about South Africa’s ‘next variant of COVID’

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‘No need for concern’: NICD neutralise fears over new BA2 variant

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COVID-19: What the Health Department says about the new variant

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Scientists have GOOD NEWS about South Africa’s ‘next variant of COVID’

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‘No need for concern’: NICD neutralise fears over new BA2 variant

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Pandemic over? New COVID variants ‘should be WEAKER than Omicron’

By Tom Head12-01-2022 09:49

Is this the good news we’ve all been hoping for? Professor Abdool Karim says that Omicron ‘is likely to have a positive impact’ on new COVID variants.

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‘Ignore the fearmongers’: New COVID variant concerns crushed by experts

By Tom Head04-01-2022 15:59

B.1.640.2, an alleged new variant identified in France, sent some alarmists into overdrive this week. But there’s no need to worry…

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Omicron ‘will fuel record-high cases’ in SA – but it’s not all doom and gloom…

By Tom Head02-12-2021 12:16

With Omicron poised to sweep across South Africa, it’s likely that new infections will reach record highs. However, there is some good news.

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The mild variant? WHO official encouraged by new Omicron data…

By Tom Head01-12-2021 16:49

‘Most cases of Omicron COVID are mild’, one senior WHO source said on Wednesday – but make no mistake, this variant still packs a punch.

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SA Open: Top contender ruled out of Sun City after positive Covid-19 test

By Garrin Lambley30-11-2021 15:14

Darren Fichardt has been forced to withdraw from this week’s SA Open at Sun City after testing positive for Covid-19.

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SA scientists reveal ‘good news and bad news’ about Omicron variant

By Tom Head29-11-2021 11:49

After last week’s shock discovery of the Omicron variant, the good news shared on Monday could very well outweigh the bad news…

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Omicron variant: Here are the ‘early symptoms’ to look out for

By Tom Head28-11-2021 15:19

It’s early days, but the symptoms caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are, apparently, a little different to those presented by Delta.

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New variant Omicron: ‘20 to 30-year-olds are most vulnerable’ says doc

By Siseko Gwegwe28-11-2021 13:08

Well, well. An ICU doctor claims the variant Omicron is most dangerous to those aged between 20 and 30 years – based on admitted patients.

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Time for calm: Leading scientists ease fears over Omicron variant

By Tom Head28-11-2021 12:35

The highly-mutated Omicron variant has been responsible for a mass global panic this week. But multiple experts aren’t feeling so fearful.

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‘That is wrong’: Lalela to compete in Miss Universe despite travel ban

By Alicia Naidoo27-11-2021 18:56

Despite several calls to boycott the pageant, a new COVID-19 variant and a travel ban — Lalela Mswane is still competing in Miss Universe.

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B.1.1.529 latest: Where are the ‘new variant hotspots’ of South Africa?

By Thabo Baloyi26-11-2021 06:52

The new B.1.1.529 variant of COVID-19 has been identified in several areas in South Africa –there are also cases in Hong Kong and Botswana

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B.1.1.529: Will SA’s lockdown restrictions change after new variant found?

By Tom Head25-11-2021 16:27

The discovery of a new variant has taken SA’s top scientists by surprise this week – and it may have an impact on our lockdown restrictions.

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B.1.1.529: What’s good, bad, and ugly about this complicated new variant?

By Tom Head25-11-2021 15:04

This isn’t what we wanted for Christmas – and now South Africa is set to grapple with a concerning new variant, termed as B.1.1.529.

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Just in: New COVID variant found in SA, as cases rise in THREE provinces

By Tom Head25-11-2021 13:52

With over 30 different mutations, this new COVID variant differs from it’s predecessors – but the NICD insists there is ‘no need to panic’.

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COVID-19: Vaccines work well against new C.1.2 variant, says NCID

By Thabo Baloyi31-08-2021 06:00

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says the C.1.2 variant could drive the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections

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Government to undo damage caused by narrative around ‘SA variant’

By Lorne Philpot23-04-2021 20:00

Minister Kubayi-Ngubane is working to manage misperceptions surrounding the variant which has severely impacted SA’s tourism industry.

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‘Double mutant’ variant detected in India amid spike in COVID-19 cases

By Storm Simpson25-03-2021 17:48

India has detected a novel ‘double mutant’ variant of COVID-19 but experts say it is too early to attribute this to a surge in cases.

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COVID-19: Two new variants found in SA – but experts ‘not concerned’

By Tom Head12-03-2021 11:35

When new variants of COVID-19 emerge, questions about mortality rates and vaccine efficacy usually surface. But the scientific community remains unfazed…

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Spain extends its travel ban to visitors from South Africa

By Lorne Philpot11-02-2021 09:49

The country implemented a ban on travel from South Africa on 3 February. This has now been extended as Spain fights to keep new variants at bay.

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AstraZeneca Covid shot far less effective against SA strain, Wits/Oxford study shows

By Riyaz Patel07-02-2021 08:30

Tulio de Oliveira, who heads the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa, told the Financial Times the findings were a “wake-up call to control the virus and increase the response to Covid-19 in the world”.

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UK News

Dozens of ‘new variant cases’ reported in Britain – as UK govt blames SA travellers

By Tom Head25-01-2021 11:27

The British Government has blamed ‘a number of travellers from South Africa’ for importing a new variant of coronavirus into the country.

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UK health secretary pulled-up for claiming SA strain makes Covid-19 shots less effective

By Riyaz Patel23-01-2021 09:09

On Christmas, last year, South Africa’s less-than festive health minister fired a broadside at his UK counterpart after Matt Hancock claimed that the COVID-19 variant discovered in South Africa was ‘spreading quicker than other strains.’

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New variant may be ‘vaccine-resistant in half of cases’ – but there’s no need to panic…

By Tom Head21-01-2021 09:56

Research published by the NICD has described the new variant of COVID-19 found in SA as ‘problematic’ – but any setback to the vaccine can be handled.

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Is the new variant vaccine-resistant? Here’s what Professor Karim thinks

By Andrea Chothia19-01-2021 10:30

As we gear up for a historic vaccine rollout, we want to know how effective it will be against the new variant. Here’s what you need to know.

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Full list of countries with the SA variant – as UK identifies ’54 cases’

By Tom Head19-01-2021 09:07

A total of 23 countries have reported cases of the COVID-19 SA variant, with the UK recording the most cases of this new strain outside of South Africa.

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