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President Cyril Ramaphosa says the United Kingdom's decision to keep South Africa on its red list - forcing travellers into a pricey hotel quarantine - has been discussed with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The Department of Health on Sunday said 516 more cases of the highly contagious Delta variant were detected, bringing the total count of cases to 1,789.
People who had previously caught the coronavirus, which is similar to having an additional vaccine dose, had more neutralising antibodies against COVID variants after being vaccinated.
On 5th August, a case of Eta variant of coronavirus was detected in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Reports claim that the viral strain was identified in a person who had recently travelled back from Dubai. But according to health authorities, this is not the first case of Eta variant in Karnataka.
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported 116 more cases of the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant, bringing the Philippines’ tally to 331.