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South Africa Hit Hard By COVID-19 Variant
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South Africa Hit Hard By COVID-19 Variant
By Zaheer Cassim
and Kristy Schantz
By Zaheer Cassim
and Kristy Schantz
January 31, 2021
January 31, 2021
Newsy reports from Johannesburg, South Africa where a COVID-19 variant is straining the health care system and now spreading around the world.
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