What is C.1.2, the new Covid variant in South Africa, and should we be worried?

What is C.1.2, the new Covid variant in South Africa, and should we be worried?

A new Covid variant detected in South Africa has made headlines around the world.

On Monday the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in South Africa issued an alert about the “C.1.2 lineage”, saying it had been detected in all provinces in the country, but at a relatively low rate.

C.1.2 was first detected in May, the alert said, but Delta is still the dominant variant spreading in South Africa and the world.

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