No travel restrictions, but state to step up boosters for new Omicron variant
Focus will be on ramping up Covid-19 vaccination campaign in response to most transmissible subvariant so far
10 January 2023 - 19:51
UPDATED 11 January 2023 - 13:37
The government will step up Covid-19 testing and surveillance in response to the detection in SA last week of the highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB1.5, says health minister Joe Phaala.
But it will not impose any new coronavirus restrictions as there is no evidence it is causing more severe illness. ..
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