The Covid-19 variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom in December last year has been found in South Africa. That’s been confirmed by Professor Tulio de Oliveira – the director of the genomics surveillance lab in KwaZulu-Natal. According to The New York Times, this variant has already been detected in more than 50 countries.

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The Western Cape has recorded 61 additional deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the province to 10 136. As of one o’clock this afternoon (Thurs 28 Jan) the Western Cape had 16 068 active Covid-19 infections with a total of 265 213 confirmed Covid-19 cases.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the private sector to assist African governments to purchase and distribute vaccines. Ramaphosa, in his capacity as AU-head during the African covid-19 Vaccine Webinar said because of the high cost of vaccines, many African countries will struggle to fully roll-out vaccination campaigns. He thanked mobile-giant, MTN, for donating R25-million, which will be used to vaccinate healthcare workers across the continent.

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