New COVID Variant Detected in South Africa Prompts Travel Bans

New York Post

A new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa appears to be rapidly mutating and spreading among younger patients, officials announced on Thursday.

The new variant — dubbed B.1.1.529 by scientists — has been detected in South Africa, Botswana and in a South African traveler to Hong Kong, according to South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla.

Phaahla said in an online press briefing Thursday that “over the last four or five days, there has been more of an exponential rise” in the variant.

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