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Explainer: What is this new COVID-19 variant emerging in South Africa?
New COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa has scientists concerned Peacock also said there was no indication that the variant causes more lethal disease.Francois Balloux, director of the Genetics Institute at University College London, said the sharp rate of COVID-19 infections in South Africa, and particularly in Gauteng province, was concerning.“The biggest risk is that (this variant) is better at re-infecting people as well as being more transmissible and virulent,” he said in a statement.