South Africa in the news:
- Namibia detects 18 Omicron cases, destroys 150,000 jabs: Geingob called on citizens to get booster jabs after 18 Omicron cases were identified in the country, which neighbours South Africa where the variant was first discovered last month. Only 12.1 percent …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- COVID: How bad is the omicron variant? Q&A on what new research is telling us: New South African study suggests that fast-spreading omicron variant may be a more infectious but gentler variant than delta.: “South Africa” – BingNews
- So-Called “Stealth” Omicron Offshoot Identified By Scientists In Three Countries: Scientists have identified a new Covid-19 lineage responsible for a number of recent Covid cases in South Africa, Australia and Canada that displays “many of the defining mutations of B.1.1.529 …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- Oil edge lower as investors try to assess Omicron’s full impact: Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday, reversing gains from earlier the week, as investors tried to assess the full impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant on global fuel demand and the effectiveness …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- COVID-19: Indications Omicron is more transmissible than Delta variant, Boris Johnson says – as Fauci suggests it is less severe: “The prime minister said it was too early to draw conclusions on the characteristics of Omicron but early indications were that it is more transmissible than Delta,” the PM’s spokesman says, giving an …: “South Africa” – BingNews