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MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
People who were just tested for COVID-19 wait in line to make payment for the test at a private laboratory in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 19, 2020. (AP/Jerome Delay)
December 21, 2020, 12:26 pm
New strain of COVID-19 is driving South Africa’s resurgence
Scientists studying whether existing coronavirus vaccines are effective against the new, more infectious strain, which is distinct from UK variant
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM
People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus ride an escalator as they arrive at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, August 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
August 26, 2020, 10:10 am
Experts warn of potential flu-COVID ‘twindemic’ with autumn on horizon
But authorities note that Southern Hemisphere countries where lockdowns successfully reined in the coronavirus almost wiped out influenza virus as well
By ANDREW MELDRUM, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and LAURAN NEERGAARD
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