Covid Variant South Africa 2021. The variant known as B11529 has been detected in small numbers in South Africa WHO officials said. Scientists in South Africa said Thursday they had detected a new COVID-19 variant with a large number of mutations blaming it for a surge in infection numbers.
Saudi Arabia suspends travel from 7 African countries over new Covid-19 variant. The World Health Organization WHO has designated the B11529 variant as Omicron which has now been detected in more than 20 samples taken from COVID-positive people in South Africa. New COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa.
November 26 2021 1101 AM CBS News COVID variant found in South Africa sparks fear.
JOHANNESBURGLONDON Nov 26 Reuters - Authorities around the world have reacted with alarm to a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa. New COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa sparks travel bans and an anxious wait for data. A new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa with a high number of mutations has raised concerns among scientists and triggered travel restrictions by a number of countries amid fears of. S cientists in South Africa have identified a new coronavirus variant with a worrisome combination of mutations that experts fear could make it more transmissible and allow it to.