New Covid variant
WHAT IS THIS NEW COVID-19 VARIANT IN SOUTH AFRICA. South Africa has complained it is being punished - instead of applauded - for discovering Omicron a concerning new variant of Covid-19.
The variant called B11529 has been detected.
. New COVID-19 variant casts pall shocks experts in South Africa. New Zealand reported 182 new Delta variant cases of Covid-19 in the community on Monday bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the countrys current community outbreak to. The Associated Press Staff.
WHO is monitoring a new Covid variant scheduling a special meeting Friday to discuss what it may mean for vaccines and treatments officials said. Mogomotsi Magome and Andrew Meldrum. A new Covid-19 variant could show immune evasion and enhanced transmissibility South African scientists warn By David McKenzie and Ghazi Balkiz CNN Updated 516 AM ET Fri November 26 2021.
The foreign ministry made the statement as countries around. New COVID variant detected in South Africa most mutated variant so far The C12 variant first detected in South Africa is more mutated compared to the original virus than any other known variant. South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections.
Botswana the only African country outside South Africa to have reported Omicron cases said Sunday it had detected 19 infections of the new Covid variant including the first four declared last week. Published Sunday November 28 2021 1222PM EST Share.


















