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Co-chairperson of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, said that during the initial period, the pandemic in South Africa was growing rapidly.
Here s why the coronavirus variant in South Africa is 50% more contagious than the original strain Jan 19, 2021, 04:05 PM
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Professor Salim Abdool Karim. Photo: Supplied
The coronavirus variant dominant in South Africa appears to be about 50% more contagious than the original strain.
The spike protein in the virus has rotated about twenty degrees and can therefore get more deeply into the binding site on cells.
This means that the virus can bind better to the human cell, and that s what enables it to become a more efficient virus in the way it transmits.
The coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa is 50% more contagious than the original strain, but not more severe, the country s top infectious disease expert said Monday.
COVID-19 virus loves movement of people, warns Prof Karim Updated
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Professor Salim Abdool Karim says we need to realise that we are responsible for the spread of Covid-19 and that moving around increases the risk of transmitting the virus.
Twitter/SAEDRIES The December vacation is going to lead to large amounts of movements of people. This virus loves the movement of people, it is how it spreads. With that movement we will see the virus going to every corner of the country.
It s the concern of the country s top advisor on Covid-19, Professor Salim Abdool Karim.