Why is the virus that causes COVID-19 mutating? Should we be concerned about the more contagious variants?
Johannesburg, South Africa – South Africa’s health services are buckling under the strain of soaring COVID-19 infections driven partly by a new variant of coronavirus spreading across the country. Medical professionals warn that the “relentless” infection wave that has seen more than
A highly infectious mutation of the novel coronavirus first recorded in the United Kingdom last month has spread to dozens of countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since being reported to the WHO on December 14, the UK-identified variant VOC
Rhinoceros calf Jessie was just four months old when she arrived at a shelter in northern South Africa, bleeding from a cut to the shoulder and deeply traumatised. Rescuers suspect the animal was wounded by poachers who took out its mother, hitting
Sudan expresses frustration after negotiations stall but Egypt, Ethiopia blame Sudanese objections for the new impasse. A new round of negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt aimed at resolving a long-running dispute about a giant dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue
The country has reported the most infections in Africa, and has identified a new strain that may be more contagious. South Africa will receive its first batch of coronavirus vaccines in January, the health minister said, as the continent’s worst-hit country battles
British Health Minister Matt Hancock says he is ‘incredibly worried about the South African variant’ as cases surge in the country. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said the new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa is a bigger risk than the
Three new variants of COVID-19 have been detected in recent weeks, leading to increased vigilance across the world as officials say a variant found in the United Kingdom could be up to 70 percent more transmissible. However, none of the variants so
New variants of the coronavirus have now been reported in at least 31 countries worldwide. One of these new strains named VUI-202012/01 was first reported in the United Kingdom on December 14 and is said to be up to 70 percent more
New variant, first spotted in the UK, continues to spread, with Pakistan, India reporting cases among travellers. Pakistan and India are the latest countries to report first cases of the new, highly contagious coronavirus variant detected in the UK. At least three