(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has placed a popular African destination in its “high” Covid-19 risk category for travelers. South Africa — renowned for its stunning vistas, wildlife, wineries and culture — is now at Level 3. In total, the CDC moved up four destinations to the “high” risk column…
With the monkeypox cases having surged past the 90-mark in a span of ten days in 12 nations, the WHO has stressed that it was highly unusual to find patients “with no travel links to an endemic area”. The world health body – stressing that it has expanded its surveillance in non-endemic areas – further…
Omicron, initially detected in Botswana, has reignited debate over the effectiveness of strict border closures and triggered outrage that South Africa’s transparency in reporting the strain has led to what the region sees as its scapegoating. South African scientists were the first to identify the variant, which has since been detected in countries around the…
