South Africa lifts curfew as Omicron wave subsides
A woman receives a Covid jab. The highly contagious Omicron variant, which contains a number of mutations, has fuelled an end-of-year global pandemic resurgence. FILE PHOTO | AFP
South Africa, where the Omicron variant was detected in November, said Thursday that the country's latest coronavirus wave had likely passed its peak without a significant increase in deaths and that restrictions would be eased.
The highly contagious Omicron variant, which contains a number of mutations, has fuelled an end-of-year global pandemic resurgence. But mounting evidence, including in South Africa, has given rise to hopes it may be less severe than other strains.
