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South Africa’s New COVID Variant 50 Percent More Transmissible Than Previous Strains – IFLScience
The South African COVID-19 ministerial advisory committee announced yesterday that the new variant spreading across the country is more contagious than the

The South African COVID-19 ministerial advisory committee announced yesterday that the new variant spreading across the country is more contagious than the original variant. While that is a major concern, current data suggests that is not more severe.
This version of the virus SARS-CoV-2 is known as 501.V2. Together with the UK variant, this new strain of the virus has raised concern due to its predominance compared to other variations. The committee has drawn these conclusions based on the spread…
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