Covid symptoms linked to the new omicron variant have been described as "extremely mild" by the South African doctor who first raised the alarm over the new strain. Dr. Angelique Coetzee, chair of the ...

A new COVID-19 variant is driving infections in parts of the world with cases reported in 22 countries. According to the ...

Sometimes referred to as ‘Stratus’ or the ‘American strain’, the variant first identified in January 2025 has since spread ...

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa is closely monitoring the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant linked to ...

A new, highly mutated Covid variant is quietly spreading across the US, prompting the CDC to take notice. The variant, known as BA.3.2, first appeared in South Africa in November 2024 and scientists ...

Variant B.A. 3.2 was first detected in South Africa in November 2024, and is now in 23 countries It's nicknamed "Cicada" because, like the insects that lurk underground, the BA.3.2 has been quietly ...

Brazzaville – Weekly COVID-19 cases in Africa fell by more than 20%—the sharpest seven-day decline in two months – as the third wave pandemic tapers off. However, the rate of deceleration is slower ...

Health officials have revealed the latest assessment of BA.3.2 as Covid cases and hospital admissions rise.

LONDON - Developers of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine expect to have a modified jab to cope with the South Africa coronavirus variant by autumn, the vaccine’s lead researcher said Sunday. Health ...