News24.com | The new SARS-CoV-2 variant is more transmissible, but no, it is not more severe according to the data

While the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, which was detected in South Africa, is 50% more transmissible than older variants, there is no evidence it causes a more severe form of Covid-19.

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