CORONAVIRUS: Phaahla says mask mandate must remain a public health measure while world virologists express concern over scary Centaurus subvariant - Daily Maverick
7/16/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Estelle Ellis and Aisha Abdool Karim
by Estelle Ellis and Aisha Abdool Karim
Three weeks after the mask mandate was lifted, Covid-19 cases have not risen sharply, but Minister of Health Joe Phaahla says a mask mandate must remain available in case of future coronavirus waves.
As virologists around the world express concern about a new Covid-19 subvariant known as Centaurus, which is thought to be extremely transmissible with the potential to cause more severe disease, som… [+11866 chars]
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