South Africa entering fifth Covid wave after rise in Omicron mutations

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South Africa entering fifth Covid wave after rise in Omicron mutations
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South Africa had only left its last peak at the end of January but a new Omicron subvariant that scientists call BA.4 began pushing up cases last week and they have risen rapidly since

Gatherings for the recent Easter, Ramadan and Passover holidays, plus massive flooding in the coastal city of Durban, in South Africa may have contributed to the current surge, experts fear.

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