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Scientists on alert over heavily mutated Omicron Covid variant: Researchers are racing to track the rise of the new variant of the SARS-CoV-2, which is found to harbour a large number of the mutations found in other variants, including Delta.
World is put on high alert over the Omicron coronavirus variant: Europe is frantically imposing travel bans, scrambling to ramp up its coronavirus sequencing abilities after several countries on the continent reported suspected cases of the newly identified Omicron …
Sponsor some joy for our elders this Christmas: Last Christmas was not much fun for a lot of elderly people. But with your help, The Association for The Aged (Tafta), could once again have a merry festive season. “We are determined to give our …
New Virus Variant Stokes Concern but Vaccines Still Likely to Work: Scientific experts at the World Health Organization warned Friday that a new coronavirus variant discovered in southern Africa was a “variant of concern,” the most serious category the agency uses for …
COVID-19 cases spike in South Africa as new variant raises alarm: President to gather top-level meeting Sunday to assess developments in pandemic, scientific updates around Omicron variant – Anadolu Agency …
WHO designates new COVID strain Omicron as ‘variant of concern’: The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated a new coronavirus strain detected in South Africa as a “variant of concern”, prompting countries around the world to impose travel restrictions amid …
KZN Tourism MEC concerned about new COVID-19 variant’s impact on festive season: KwaZulu-Natal Tourism MEC Ravi Pillay says that they’re concerned about the newly detected coronavirus variant, Omicron, in South Africa ahead of the festive season.
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Climate – KwaZulu-Natal has a varied, yet verdant climate, thanks to diverse, complex topography. Generally, the coast is subtropical with inland regions becoming progressively colder. Durban, on the south coast, has an annual rainfall of 1009mm, with daytime maxima peaking from January to March at 28°C (min: 21°C), dropping to daytime highs from June to August of 23°C (min: 11°C). Temperature drops towards the hinterland, with Pietermaritzburg being similar in the summer, but much cooler in the winter. Ladysmith in the Tugela River Valley reaches 30°C in the summer, but may drop below freezing point on winter evenings. The Drakensberg can experience heavy winter snow, with light snow occasionally experienced on the highest peaks in summer. The Zululand north coast has the warmest climate and highest humidity.
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