National Institute for Communicable Diseases

Increasing Covid-19 infections ‘worrying signs’ for South Africa: health minister

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Increasing Covid-19 infections ‘worrying signs’ for South Africa: health minister

South Africa has seen “worrying signs” of a daily spike in Covid-19 infections over the last week, Health Minister Joe Phaahla has said, as he expressed hope that an increase in the number of cases won’t be disruptive enough to divert the country’s vaccination programme. Updating the parliamentary portfolio committee on health on Friday, Phaahla … Read more

Omicron variant could outcompete Delta, South African disease expert says

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Omicron variant could outcompete Delta, South African disease expert says

The Omicron coronavirus variant detected in southern Africa could be the most likely candidate to displace the highly contagious variant, the director of South Africa‘s communicable disease institute said on Tuesday. The discovery of Omicron has caused global alarm, with countries limiting travel from southern Africa for fear it could spread quickly even in vaccinated … Read more