Health experts say there's no reason to panic, after a new variant of the coronavirus, which mutates a lot more than its predecessors, was discovered in South Africa.

Health experts say there’s no reason to panic, after a new variant of the coronavirus, which mutates a lot more than its predecessors, was discovered in South Africa.

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31 August 2021

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases says the C.1.2 variant accounts for less than 3% of all samples which were analyzed, although it’s gradually showing an increase.

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