South Africa asks citizens to remain vigilant as new COVID-19 variant discovered
The detection by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of a new coronavirus variant demonstrates South Africa’s constant vigilance and scientific capability in our management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cape Town: South Africa Government has urged its citizens to remain vigilant against COVID-19 and play their part in protecting themselves and the broader community by having themselves vaccinated, while scientists investigate a 'newly identified coronavirus variant'.
The detection by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of a new coronavirus variant demonstrates South Africa’s constant vigilance and scientific capability in our management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa will convene the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) on Sunday, 28 November 2021, to assess developments in the COVID-19 pandemic, including scientific updates around the newly detected coronavirus variant.
Meanwhile, Germany, Italy haas decided to ban most travel from South Africa over a new Covid variant. Also,
Israeli PM Naftali Bennett said, "We are currently on the verge of a state of emergency" regarding new Coronavirus variant, according to Reuters.
Britain said it would ban travel from six southern African countries, after South Africa detected a new Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations.
