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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Health Ministry confirms 4 more cases of South African variant
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Health Ministry confirms that four more cases of the South African coronavirus variant have been found in Israel, bringing the total number of cases to eight.
The strain is believed to be more infectious, though not more lethal. Some doubts have been raised on the vaccine’s effectiveness to protect recipients from this variant.
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