iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
Prices could skyrocket if Iran closes the Straits of Hormuz
KT APPDOWNLOAD
Covid-19: S.African official says WHO will designate new variant as “of concern”
South African health officials says his country is trying to get information about discussions at WHO meeting
People lineup to get tested for Covid at OR Tambo's airport in Johannesburg, South Africa'. — AP
A senior South African health official said he had been told on Friday that the World Health Organisation (WHO) would designate the new Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa as a variant “of concern”.
“We are busy trying to get some information behind the scenes about what was discussed at the WHO meeting today. Earlier in the day I just got a message to say that they were going to promote this variant to a ‘variant of concern’,” Nicholas Crisp, acting director general in the health department, told a media briefing.
He did not say who had sent the message.
ALSO READ:
More news from
The fast bowler hopes to secure a spot in the Three Lions T20 World Cup squad for the the West Indies and U.S.
Motor is the segment most vulnerable to natural catastrophe events for the UAE’s primary insurers
Abu Dhabi carrier welcomed over 1.4 million passengers last month
ACT is accepted by all US colleges and universities
With major roads impassable due to floods, supply chains in some communities have taken a hit
The problem extends beyond the water shortage, electricity has also been cut off – so building lifts are no longer functioning
The safety of passengers, restoring operations to normal, and mitigating the effects of the crisis on travellers at the airport, have been their priorities
