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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>There is no indication that the coronavirus variant identified in South Africa is more transmissible than the one spreading fast in Britain, the World Health Organisation’s technical chief on Covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The health ministry announced recently that the country had detected a new variant of Covid-19, which was said to be more transmissible and affects people who do not have comorbidities.<\/p>\n

The country has been seeing new daily cases come in the tens of thousands, and on Monday surpassed 30 000 deaths.<\/p>\n

More to follow<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. There is no indication that the coronavirus variant identified in South Africa is more transmissible than the one spreading fast in Britain, the World Health Organisation’s technical chief on Covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, said on Tuesday. 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