[WATCH] Delta for dummies: Explaining SA’s latest COVID variant

The Delta variant, first identified in India, has been detected in all of South Africa’s provinces. This incredibly transmissible form of the virus is now the main form of the virus circulating in the country. Here’s what we know so far.

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Aisha Abdool Karim was a senior health reporter at Bhekisisa from 2020 to 2022.

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