Tag Archives: South Africa

Researchers have found an emerging COVID-19 strain in New York

New York City is experiencing a new coronavirus strain sharing some of South Africa’s characteristics with different species, researchers said Wednesday. As of mid-February, a new variant named B..5.526 was present in 12 percent of coronavirus samples collected in and around the Big Apple Pal, said researchers at Columbia University …

Read More »

South Africa is on the verge of new virus rules as it hits the 1M case

JOHANNESBURG (AP) – South Africa’s Covid-19 spike took the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases on Sunday, and President Cyril Ramaphosa called an emergency meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council. The country’s new form of coronavirus, 501.V2, is more contagious and has quickly become dominant in many …

Read More »

A new virus variant appears to be emerging in Nigeria

Nairobi, Kenya (AP) – Another new strain of coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, a top African health official said on Thursday, but added that further investigations are needed. Following the announcement of similar variants in Britain and South Africa, the epidemic could raise new epidemic alarms, leading to …

Read More »