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New coronavirus variants are fueling a ‘second wave’ in Africa, WHO warns
FRI, JAN 29
FRI, JAN 29
- More than 175,000 new cases and more than 6,200 deaths were reported across the continent in the week leading up to Thursday, the WHO said in an update.
- The variant first discovered in South Africa is driving record infection rates, and has now been identified in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya and the French Indian Ocean region of Mayotte, Zambia.
- Meanwhile, the highly contagious strain initially detected in the U.K. has now made its way to Nigeria and Gambia.