How dangerous is the South African Covid variant?
How prepared is southern Africa to deal with a more infectious variant of coronavirus?
Africa Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Is the worse still to come?
A new variant of coronavirus that scientists think started in South Africa appears to be spreading across the continent.
It seems to be more transmissible than the original strain and slightly more resistant to the existing vaccines.
Compared to the rest of the world, Africa has seen a relatively low Covid-related death toll.
But, in Zimbabwe, Covid cases have tripled since the start of January and doctors say hospitals are overwhelmed.
How quickly is the new variant spreading – and how dangerous could it be for Africa?
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