New COVID 19 variant detected in South Africa
Kaya 959 Reporter A new variant of the COVID 19 virus has been detected in three countries, including SA. The variant has reportedly also been found in Botswana and Hong Kong. According to Health 24, the new variant is known as B.1.1.529, and has 32 mutations in the spike protein – the part of the virus that latches onto human cells, which most vaccines target. Mutations refer to individual changes in the virus' […]