COVID-19: South Africa's infections nearly double in 1 day amid Omicron variant

South Africa is struggling with a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant continues to spread.

The Omicron variant is now dominant there, with 70 per cent of all the virus' genomes the country sequenced last month having been of the new variant. Infections have also recently doubled there in nearly 24 hours.

About 36 per cent of adults in South Africa are fully vaccinated, according to official statistics.

Crystal Goomansingh explains what scientists are looking for, and how South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is slamming the international response to the Omicron variant.

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[canadiantruthseekers]

That's odd I watched a video of a guy going for a walk and explaining how good things are in South Africa, he ended the video showing the people in the bar without masks. Who would you believe?

[Sandwichking-hikes]

While new variant symptoms reported mild to moderate, the original covid was mild to moderate for most people as well

[Reubin]

Infection nearly doubled did we go from 3 cases to 5 flu cases? 🤷‍♀️

[mjhansen]

These fear mongers will get what's coming to them.

[factsoverfiction]

News: South Africa's Pres is angry.
South Africa Pres: Calm & dignified.

[mikeyrichard]

The new coronavirus variant has now been detected in nearly every country in western Europe.
Why the travel ban to Africa ?

[camsonnenberg]

An increase in cases coinciding with increase in testing, amazing.

[RedPanther]

Cases mean nothing.. and Africa is doing better than "1st" world countries

[benreacts-catchingbarsinac]

Just go to 1:05 why is that blurred? I mean cmon 🤣🤣🤣

[sheilaprice]

Lies lies and more lies ..they are of their father the devil ...
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
2 Thess.@ And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

[briancox]

Amazing... nearly 14, 000 views, with 127 up-votes. Impressive, to say the least.

[arunamohite]

Please save the people...many poor people are dying...it's a really painful situation...

[emmaism]

Leave the Africans alone, if they don’t want the poison just let them be for Gods sake!

[safeeffective]

50k breakthrough cases (w 380 of them now deceased) in Arizona, USA alone but it's a "pandemic of the unvaccinated"?

For sure!

[Krusty-klej]

A key metric as of today's date, December 3rd, double vaccination percentages by country: Canada 77%, US 61%, Germany 66%, Australia 75%, India 32%
And of these countries (and all other countries), India is the first and currently the only country that has attained flatlined mortality increases, near zero transmission rates, herd immunity and endemic status. Guess what India does that the others haven't?

[leosath]

How about a News headline about South Africa like 95% of people Are NOT Dying from Covid after infection.

[Machster]

Here's what we know about it: Don't panic

[safeeffective]

People, it's now been 2 solid years and how many do you honestly know of that truly died "of covid" without the presence of completely unrelated terminal illness?

[statushub]

South Africa day by day cases outbreak but SA scientist said omicron is symptoms mild😂

[cindyl]

Gosh, this is better than watching an Alien movie! It's either 2 things 1. They must think we are Stupid or..2. We listen to them and we are Stupid!