Covid: South Africa new cases surge as Omicron spreads
The new Omicron variant has now become dominant, the country’s top medical scientists say. …
The BBC’s Pumza Fihlani in South Africa’s biggest city, Johannesburg, says that restaurants and supermarkets remain packed, ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays. People are talking about the new variant – but so far there’s little panic and, according to scientists, there shouldn’t be.