COVID-19 | Numbers up, but experts say no need to panic

There has been an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in the past few weeks but experts call for calm as they encourage people to get vaccinated.

JOHANNESBURG - Covid-19 is still with us.

Scientists are warning that South Africans could see a new, dangerous strain of Covid-19 emerge.

READ: Covid-19 home tests now available in SA

A report by the Africa Institute for Health Research shows that the coronavirus is still able to mutate and may produce a more vicious version in the future.

But virus expert Professor Mosa Moshabela says this is not a cause for concern.

Currently, the country has over 9,000 active cases.

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