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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention's Statement regarding the new SARS-COV-2 virus variant B.1.1.529 ...
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Coronavirus: New variant classed of concern by WHO
By Alice Cuddy
South Africa says travel bans over new variant unjustified
By Alexander Winning & Tim Cocks
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New Botswana variant with 32 'horrific' mutations is the most evolved Covid strain EVER
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South Africa Raises Alarm Over New Coronavirus Variant
By Gabriele Steinhauser
Omicron: How worried should we be?
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EXCLUSIVE South Africa delays COVID vaccine deliveries as inoculations slow
By Promit Mukherjee
Britain alarmed by new COVID-19 variant spreading in South Africa
By Alistair Smout & William Schomberg
European and Asian nations suspend flights from southern Africa as new Covid variant raises concerns
By Sílvia Amaro & Jesse Pound