South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country's most populous province.
Experts are still trying to assess the threat posed by the B.1.1.529 variant, but one unusual feature is its high number of mutations, far more than what is found in the Delta one.
South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country's most populous province.