Health officials and scientists in South Africa said the country may be entering a fifth COVID wave as there is rise in infections over the past 14 days. According to scientists and health officials, the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants may be responsible for this increase. Health Minister Joe Phaahla …
Read More »South Africa: good news on the Omicron variant
Fewer people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus appear to die or require hospital treatment than in earlier waves of the disease, South African health officials as confirmed. The South African health Minister Joe Phaahla said the data did not mean that Omicron was less virulent, but rather that …
Read More »South Africa: hospitals to be overwhelmed by Omicron cases
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the country is preparing for more hospital admissions, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in the country. President Ramaphosa says the number of daily infections has increased five- fold over the last week and has urged South Africans to get …
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