South Africa has passed the peak of its Omicron outbreak, according to one of the country's top scientific researchers. The variant continues to take a grip of many places, including the US. Countries across Europe are reintroducing Covid restrictions.
South Africa has passed the peak of its Omicron outbreak, according to one of the country's top scientific researchers.
The country has"surpassed the peak of the Omicron wave now, driven by the significant decline in the populous province and epicenter: Gauteng," Ridhwaan Suliman, senior researcher at the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research , told CNN on Wednesday.
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