TOP NEWS South Africa sees fewer in hospital as Omicron surges Infection rates are soaring across South Africa as a result of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but fewer people have died or required hospital treatment compared to previous waves of Covid, health officials said Friday. AFP
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