Covid-19 variant

Countries worldwide have begun advising against foreign travel while ramping up domestic restrictions to battle Omicron, even though scientists remain uncertain how dangerous it is.
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The variant, which goes by the scientific label B.1.1.529, is blamed for a recent surge in infections in Africa's worst-hit country.
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The UK and Singapore are among those rushing in stricter quarantine measures or banning flights from South Africa and neighbouring countries.
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Authorities in Beitbridge yesterday ordered the quarantining of 49 returnees from South Africa after intercepting a passenger on a bus, who had come from India and was travelling with a fake Covid-19 clearance certificate.
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Health experts yesterday warned of a dire situation ahead as the third wave of COVID-19, which has reportedly hit the country in the face of threats posed by the South African and new Indian variants at a time when there are reports of a…
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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed 59 more Covid-19 deaths, taking South Africa’s death toll to over 54 511. Total infections since the pandemic arrived are now over 1.58 million, with 1187 infections recorded in the past 24 hours.
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There is now a 61% dominance of the new South African variant of the Covid-19 virus which spreads faster and has a higher fatality rate, says Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa.
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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has denied they are returning the 1 million AstraZeneca doses they received from the Serum Institute of India.
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Rwanda flag carrier airline RwandAir yesterday announced the suspension of flights on its southern Africa routes due to concerns on Covid-19 variants prevalent throughout the region.
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A number of countries have announced travel bans to and from South Africa, citing fears of the new Covid-19 variant discovered in the country.
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