South Africa Warns Of Covid 5th Wave As Cases Rise
South Africa has recorded the most COVID infections and deaths in Africa to date. (File)Johannesburg: South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID-19 infection wave earlier than expected, after a…
Covid-Infected HIV Patient Developed 21 Mutations, Study Shows
South Africa has the world’s biggest HIV epidemic, with 8.2 million of its 60 million people infected.A South African woman suffering from inadequately treated HIV, and who harbored Covid-19 for…
Emergence Of Omicron Inevitable: South Africa President As Cases Multiply
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged the people to get vaccinated. (File)Johannesburg: South Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave was anticipated and the emergence of the new Omicron variant was inevitable, President…
South Africa Readies Hospitals As Omicron Variant Drives New Covid Wave
Omicron Variant In South Africa: Omicron was first detected in southern Africa last month.Johannesburg: South Africa is preparing its hospitals for more admissions, as the Omicron coronavirus variant pushes the…
South Africa’s Covid Cases Cross 3 Million Amid Omicron Surge
The sharp rise in infections is blamed on the highly contagious new Omicron strain. (File)Johannesburg: South Africa’s Covid-19 infections surged to a record three million on Friday as a new…
South Africa Hit By Fourth Covid Wave, Driven By New Variant Omicron
People queue outside a Covid vaccination centre in Cape Town, South AfricaHighlightsThe Omicron variant has been detected in 7 of the country’s 9 provinces Omicron has been listed as a…
New Covid Variant In South Africa Has 10 Mutations, 8 More Than Delta
Scientists in South Africa they had detected a new Covid-19 variant. (Representational)Johannesburg: Scientists in South Africa said Thursday they had detected a new Covid-19 variant with a large number of…