New Covid Variant With 'Unusual' Mutations Focus Of WHO Meet : Rashtra News South Africa has detected 22 cases of the new variant, officials said (Representational)World Health Organization officials met on Thursday to discuss a new coronavirus variant circulating in South Africa and Botswana.The new variant, called B.1.1529, carries an unusually large number of mutations,
Dedicated to surveillance and research, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases has an essential role in preventing outbreaks/epidemics. Executive Director Adrian Puren explains how it responds to outbreaks.