Bad news: Omicron spreading faster than Delta. Good news: fewer in hospital
The evidence from the variant’s SA hotspot, Gauteng, suggests it is more transmissible, says government adviser
02 December 2021 - 20:28
The Omicron coronavirus variant is spreading faster in Gauteng, the epicentre of SA’s latest outbreak, than the Delta strain or any of the earlier mutations, an adviser to the provincial government said. ..
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