WHO says COVID-19 strain discovered in SA is a “variant of concern”

Cape Town in the news:

• WHO says COVID-19 strain discovered in SA is a “variant of concern”: President Cyril Ramaphosa will now be meeting with the National Coronavirus Command Council on Saturday to discuss these developments.The meeting was initially set for Sunday.: “Cape Town” – BingNews
  
• Covid live: UK to bring in new measures after Omicron variant detected; Israel bans oversea visitors: Masks to be mandatory in shops and on public transport in Britain; Israel closes border initially for 14 days …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
  
• Australia inviting ridicule and criticism by making Steve Smith vice-captain for Ashes series against England, blasts spin legend Shane Warne: Several former players have been critical of the decision to appoint Smith as vice-captain less than four years since he lost the captaincy for his part in Australia’s ball-tampering shame in South …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
  
• US announces travel restrictions over new Covid-19 variant: The US, European Union and other major destinations have moved to block flights from African countries following the discovery of an aggressive mutation of the Covid-19 virus. Follow for the latest …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
  

Click here to submit your Cape Town News – free.

Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?

Fun Western Cape Fact: Long Street was originally called De Derde Berg Dwars Straat which roughly translates to ‘the third road parallel to the mountain’. The name was changed to Long Street in the 1790’s. It is one of the oldest streets in Cape Town and not surprisingly quite long at 1.7km in length.

Watch a Video: