South Africa: No New Covid-19 Restrictions As New Omicron Sub-Variant Detected

The first instance of the XBB.1.5 sub-variant was detected in South Africa in December and reported earlier this month.

"We have consulted our Ministerial Advisory Committees and also the World Health Organisation ... and in both cases the advice that we have received is that there is no need to impose any travel restrictions on any country, including the People's Republic of China and that we also do not need to re-impose any restrictions internally in our country.

The Minister added that vaccinations have put South Africa in a strong position to fight COVID-19 infections and reported no major effects on the healthcare system since the detection of the variant.

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