South Africa in the news:
- Could new Covid variant make vaccines less effective? Could it be worse than Delta?: In recent days, scientists have started to raise concerns about a new coronavirus variant that was first detected in someone who had travelled to Hong Kong from South Africa. One expert described it …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- A heavily-mutated Covid variant emerges in southern Africa: Here’s what we know so far: The World Health Organization will meet on Friday to discuss a new heavily-mutated variant of Covid-19. The variant known as B.1.1.529 has been detected in small numbers in South Africa, WHO officials …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- Nu Covid variant: We should be concerned over strain found in South Africa but our quick action gives us hope: How worried do we need to be about the new “super-variant” likely to be labelled “Nu”? The answer is very concerned – but there is some hope because drastic action has been taken far earlier than with …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- Travel doors slam shut as new Covid variant triggers alarm: The European Union and other major destinations have moved to block flights from African countries following the discovery of an aggressive mutation of the Covid-19 virus, echoing previous emergency …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- BioNTech/Pfizer expect new variant impact data ‘within 2 weeks’: Germany’s BioNTech said Friday it was urgently studying how well the coronavirus vaccine it developed with Pfizer protects against the new B.1.1.529 variant detected in South Africa. “We expect more …: “South Africa” – BingNews