80 cases of South African variant discovered in Israel

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Coronavirus: 80 cases of South African variant discovered in Israel

By MAAYAN HOFFMAN
FEBRUARY 1, 2021 19:17
There have been 80 cases of the South African XOCID-19 variant discovered in Israel, the Health Ministry reported Monday.
Some 30 cases were first discovered, the ministry said, and another 50 cases of people that they infected.
In addition, some 16 pregnant women out of 20 screened were found to be infected with the British va:tiphat:https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/...-israel-657452

 

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https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/i...sults-from-pfizer-vaccination-campaign-657051

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It will be good if this remains the case with the new B117 variant - and hopefully others.