On January 22,2021,a 34-year-old male,who served as a security guard at the isolation point in Shenzhen,tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)during the every-three-day routine test.After the nasopharyngeal swab was further confirmed as positive for COVID-19 by Shenzhen CDC,...
. The mutation of spike protein will affect the ability of virus to infect cells and spread, but it will also make it more difficult for immune cells to attack pathogens. To the scientists' surprise, the B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant contains two mutations in the Flynn protease cut site - ...
South Africa has likely entered anew wave of COVID-19earlier than expected as new infections and hospitalizations have risen rapidly over the past two weeks, the country's health minister said on Friday. The increase in new cases has been dominated by the BA.4 and BA.5 lineages of the omi...
South Africa has recorded the most COVID-19 cases in Africa with 3,733,919 cases, while Morocco and Tunisia reported 1,164,052 and 1,038,668 cases, respectively, it said. In terms of the caseloads, southern Africa is the most affected region, followed by the northern and eastern parts ...
South Africa has recorded the most COVID-19 cases in Africa with 3,776,298 while northern African countries Morocco and Tunisia reported 1,164,825 and 1,040,193 cases, respectively, it said. In terms of the caseload, southern Africa is the most affected region, followed by the northern an...
Amid fast-increasing new COVID-19 infections, South African officials on Thursday urged people to get vaccinated before traveling for the holidays and attending festive gatherings.
People shop amid the COVID-19 pandemic at a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea, December 8, 2020. /Reuters South Korea on Sunday reported 1,030 new COVID-19 cases, crossing the 1,000 daily mark for the first time since its first reported case in January, acc...
GENEVA (AP) — An advisory panel of the World Health Organization on Friday classified a worrying new COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa as a highly transmissible virus of concern, naming it “Omicron” under its Greek letter system.
The new variant has also thrown a spotlight on disparities in how far the world's population is vaccinated. Even as many developed countries are giving third-dose boosters, less than seven percent of people in low-income countries have received their first COVID-19 shot, according t...
South Africa’s health department said last week that a new genetic mutation of Covid-19 had been found in the country and may be responsible for a recent surge in infections. Sudan will ban travellers from South Africa, Britain and the Netherlands from December 23 due to the dis...