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,
'Omicron' Variant Could Outcompete Delta, Says South African Disease Expert : Rashtra News Delta drove a third wave of infections in South Africa that peaked at more than 26,000 cases in JulyJohannesburg: The Omicron coronavirus variant detected in southern Africa could be the most likely candidate to displace the highly contagious Delta variant, the director
The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has called on the elderly and vulnerable to continue to adhere to Covid-19 regulations and vaccinate.
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.