Government has stepped up its covid-19 security measures in an effort to prevent the Indian variant of the coronavirus from spreading to South Africa.

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5 May 2021

The B.1.617 variant is on the international radar because it’s possibly contributing to the devastating situation currently being experienced in India.

Merentia Van Der Vent

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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A bulk carrier cargo vessel from India is being quarantined at the port of Durban after 14 crew members tested positive for Covid-19 while another vessel from Kenya is under quarantine at the port of Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, for the same reason.

The health department has announced that 1 187 new cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the country over the past 24 hours.

Government has stepped up its covid-19 security measures in an effort to prevent the Indian variant of the coronavirus from spreading to South Africa.

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