n a small number of communities. A “small number of people” are now found to be infected with the Covid-19 variant – despite having no travel links to South Africa.
Now all those over the age of 16 in the affected areas will be asked to take a coronavirus test. It’s natural for viruses to mutate, but there has been increasing fear that this mutation could spread more easily – and be more dangerous.Here is everything we know about the South African Covid variant.The South African variant is thought to be as transmissible as the variant first identified in Kent.That means it is believed to be up to 70% more transmissible.However, there is no evidence to currently suggest it causes more severe illness than the original coronavirus.Ruth.