Rise in hospital admissions after new Covid-19 variant detected

As a new Covid-19 variant with multiple mutations has been detected in the country, Gauteng hospitals are already seeing a surge in the number of admissions

26 November 2021 - 08:16

By Isaac Mahlangu

Scientists predict that the new variant may have “an enhanced transmissibility to spread from person to person and the ability to get to other parts of the immune system not just the neutralising antibodies”.

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