Afrikaanse Nuus

World’s Health Organisation Most transmissible Covid-19 sub-variant” XBB.1.5 has been detected in South Africa. The variant was discovered in gene sequencing carried out by researchers at Stellenbosch University from a December 27 sample. head of THE gene sequencing institute at the university Tulio de Oliveira shared the news on social media.
The department of health says it has been alerted about the variant and is currently in discussions with the scientists to gather more information including its transmissibility and severity.

For more on this we are now joined via ZOOM by Health activist Dr Kgosi Letlape.

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