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President Ramaphosa Delivers Speech on South Africa's COVID Fight Amid Spread of Omicron Strain

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering a speech on Sunday to update the nation about the governement's response to the pandemic. The address comes as more nations are raising the alarm over the spread of new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, first deteced in South Africa and Botswana on 24 November.The strain, that was dubbed a "variant of concern" by the WHO, has so far been registered in a number of countries, such as the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom and is deemed to be highly transmittable due to a large number of mutations in the spike protein.FOLLOW OUR FEED TO FIND OUT MORE

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President Ramaphosa Delivers Speech on South Africa's COVID Fight Amid Spread of Omicron Strain

18:03 GMT 28.11.2021 (Updated: 12:53 GMT 10.11.2022)

© REUTERS / POOLFILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a press conference after the G20 Compact with Africa conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany August 27, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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Since the cases of the new coronavirus variant were detected in South Africa on 24 November, the World Health Organisation has dubbed the strain "Omicron" and said some of its mutations are "concerning".

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering a speech on Sunday to update the nation about the governement's response to the pandemic.

The address comes as more nations are raising the alarm over the spread of new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, first deteced in South Africa and Botswana on 24 November.

The strain, that was dubbed a "variant of concern" by the WHO, has so far been registered in a number of countries, such as the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom and is deemed to be highly transmittable due to a large number of mutations in the spike protein.

FOLLOW OUR FEED TO FIND OUT MORE