WC department of health says new covid sub-variant is more infectious, but less severe
by Loushe Jordaan Gilbert As the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a new COVID 19 variant last week, many are left concerned about the severity of the variant dubbed EG.5 or Eris. Public Health Specialist for the Western Cape’s department of health, Professor Hassan Mohamed said although the sub-variant is more infectious than the other variants, it’s not as severe. “We have to bear in mind that this is a […]