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South African scientists have expressed concern about a new COVID-19 variant that has been detected in small numbers, and are working to understand its potential implications.<\/p>\n

The variant \u2013 called B.1.1.529 \u2013 has a \u201cvery unusual constellation\u201d of mutations, which are concerning because they could help it evade the body\u2019s immune response and make it more transmissible, scientists said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said 22 positive cases of the new variant have been recorded in the country following genomic sequencing.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately we have detected a new variant which is a reason for concern in South Africa,\u201d Tulio de Oliveira, from the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa, told a news conference.<\/p>\n

The variant \u201chas a very high number of mutations\u201d, he said. \u201cIt\u2019s unfortunately causing a resurgence of infections,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

It has also been detected in Botswana and Hong Kong among travellers from South Africa, he said.<\/p>\n

Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the variant was of \u201cserious concern\u201d and behind an \u201cexponential\u201d increase in reported cases, making it \u201ca major threat\u201d.<\/p>\n

Daily infections jumped to more than 1,200 on Wednesday, up from about 100 earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Before the detection of the new variant, authorities had predicted a fourth wave to hit South Africa starting around the middle of December, buoyed by travel ahead of the festive season.<\/p>\n

The NICD said in a statement on Thursday that detected cases and the percentage testing positive were \u201cincreasing quickly\u201d in three of the country\u2019s provinces including Gauteng, which includes Johannesburg and Pretoria, the capital.<\/p>\n

A cluster outbreak, concentrated at a higher education institute in Pretoria had recently been identified, the NICD said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough the data are limited, our experts are working overtime with all the established surveillance systems to understand the new variant and what the potential implications could be,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Since the beginning of the pandemic, South Africa has recorded about 2.95 million cases of COVID-19, of which 89,657 have been fatal.<\/p>\n

More mutations<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The new variant has a \u201cconstellation\u201d of new mutations, which was a \u201cconcern for predicted immune evasion and transmissibility,\u201d de Oliveira said.<\/p>\n

More than 30 mutations to the spike protein that affects transmissibility had been found, he added. \u201cWe can see that the variant is potentially spreading very fast. We do expect to start seeing pressure in the healthcare system in the next few days and weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Researcher Richard Lessells said the coming days and weeks would be key to determining the severity of the variant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat gives us some concerns (is) that this variant might have not just have enhanced transmissibility, so spread more efficiently, but might also be able to get around parts of the immune system and the protection we have in our immune system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

So far the variant has been seen spreading mostly among young people.<\/p>\n

Professor Helen Rees, of the WHO\u2019s African Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group, urged people not to panic.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Currently] we are trying to identify how widely spread this is. There will be a lot of work looking at: Is it more transmissible? Is it associated with any more severity of disease? Does it render the vaccines less effective?\u201d Rees told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the meantime, our big request to the world, in terms of vaccinating the African region, is please get the vaccines out into the region because as we know variants don\u2019t stay in one country,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Travel restrictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On Thursday, Britain announced it would temporarily suspend all flights from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Botswana from 12:00 GMT on Friday as a precaution amid concerns over the new variant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe early indication we have of this variant is it may be more transmissible than the Delta variant and the vaccines that we currently have may be less effective against it,\u201d UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said.<\/p>\n

Javid said the new variant had not been found so far in Britain, but that\u00a0British scientists were \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be requiring anyone that arrives from those countries from 4:00am on Sunday to quarantine in hotels,\u201d Javid added. \u201cIf anyone arrives before then they should self-isolate at home and take a PCR test on day two and day eight.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if anyone has arrived from any of those countries over the last 10 days, we would ask them to take PCR tests.\u201d<\/p>\n

Al Jazeera\u2019s Fahmida Miller, reporting from Johannesburg, said there was concern over the economic impact of the new restrictions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouthern African countries depend on tourism and trade,\u201d Miller said, adding that the expected uptick in tourism during the holiday season now seemed unlikely.<\/p>\n

South Africa had recently obtained its removal from a UK red list only to see new restrictions being put in place. \u201cAt the moment, around 1,000 people travel between the UK and South Africa and that was expected to increase in the coming days,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

New travel restrictions were also imposed by Singapore, Japan, Italy and the Czech Republic. The Czech government has imposed new measures to contain the spread of the virus within the country as it grapples with the worst wave of contagions since the pandemic begun.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Australia said it was investigating the strain and could close its borders to those countries depending on World Health Organisation (WHO) advice.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we have always been, we are flexible. And if the medical advice is that we need to change that, we won\u2019t hesitate,\u201d Health Minister Greg Hunt told reporters in Sydney. \u201cThat is what we have done as a country, whether it has been closing borders, whether it has been ensuring there is quarantine.\u201d<\/p>\n

The WHO technical working group is to meet on Friday to assess the new variant and could decide whether or not to give it a code name from the Greek alphabet.<\/p>\n

Health Minister Phaahla said it was too early to say whether the South African government would impose tougher restrictions in response to the variant.<\/p>\n

South Africa was the first country to detect the Beta variant last year.<\/p>\n

Beta is one of only four labelled \u201cof concern\u201d by the WHO because there is evidence that it is more contagious and vaccines work less well against it.<\/p>\n

Source: Al Jazeera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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