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Covid: ‘South Africa seeing sharp rise in cases but mild symptoms’ – WHO
South Africa has recorded a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with just over 8,500 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours. It represents a doubling of cases from Monday.
Health officials believe the newly discovered Omicron variant may be fuelling the surge but say so far it is presenting milder symptoms in mainly younger populations.
Dr Mary Stephen is Technical Officer at the WHO Regional office for Africa.
(Picture: Vials labelled with COVID-19 vaccine with a South African flag in background. Copyright: Reuters)
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