Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has confirmed that a new COVID-19 variant has been detected in South Africa.
The Minister, who was speaking during a media briefing on Thursday, believes that the new COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529, may have been tied to the recent cluster outbreaks in Gauteng.
“You can be rest assured that as people move in the next coming weeks, this [variant] will be all over,” Phaahla warned.
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