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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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Only 1 in 4 African health workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19
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New coronavirus variant detected in Belgium as Europe bans Southern Africa travel
By Carlo Martuscelli & Hanne Cokelaere
Coronavirus: New variant classed of concern by WHO
By Alice Cuddy
New Botswana variant with 32 'horrific' mutations is the most evolved Covid strain EVER
By Luke Andrews
'The virus is always searching for its next move': why science is alert to new variants
By Donato Paolo Mancini, John Burn-Murdoch & Oliver Barnes
South Africa Raises Alarm Over New Coronavirus Variant
By Gabriele Steinhauser
A new Covid-19 variant could show immune evasion and enhanced transmissibility, South African scientists warn
By Ghazi Balkiz & David McKenzie
Omicron: How worried should we be?
By James Gallagher
South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike
By Andrew Meldrum & Mogomotsi Magome
South Africa says travel bans over new variant unjustified
By Alexander Winning & Tim Cocks