With the news of a new coronavirus variant circulating in South Africa, officials and health practitioners are concerned that it may lead to more severe disease, compared with previous variants.

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30 November 2021

With the news of a new coronavirus variant circulating in South Africa, officials and health practitioners are concerned that it may lead to more severe disease, compared with previous variants. But doctors treating patients infected with the Omicron variant, say their patients have mostly displayed mild symptoms. A general practitioner in Gauteng, Dr Unben Pillay says even though doctors have seen an increase in cases, these cases have tended to be very mild.

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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.