Russian scientists find new strain of South African COVID-19 variant

Mar 24, 2021

Moscow [Russia], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists at the Russian Vector laboratory have found a new isolate of the South African COVID-19 variant, the press...

First case of South African coronavirus strain registered in Italy

Feb 04, 2021

Rome [Italy], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The first case of the South African strain of COVID-19 has been registered in Italy in the city of...

UK COVID-19 variant present in 82 countries, South African strain in 39: WHO

Feb 02, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK COVID-19 variant has now spread to 82 countries and the South African strain to nearly 40, Maria...

Nepal bans entry of passengers from South Africa over new COVID strain fear

Nov 28, 2021

Kathmandu [Nepal], November 28 : Nepal has banned the entry of passengers from South African nation until further notice over the fear of infection...

Woman in UP's Mathura tests positive for South African strain of coronavirus

Mar 27, 2021

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 27 : A 50-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura has been found infected with a South African strain of...

Omicron very different from Delta, Beta COVID variants, says South African doctor Angelique Coetzee

Dec 02, 2021

Pretoria [South Africa], December 2 : The South African doctor who first raised an alarm over Omicron states that the new coronavirus strain has...