No serious illness found in South African patients with Omicron variant

A South African GP says patients, who tested positive for the Omicron variant, have largely been presenting with mild symptoms.

Dr Angelique Coetzee, says she suspected a new Covid variant might be a possibility, when she started to see patients with mild flu-like symptoms such as tiredness, also testing positive for Covid-19. New travel restrictions were brought in for countries in southern Africa, after the WHO declared a new variant of concern, which had emerged from the region. Dr Coetzee is a chair of the South African Medical Association and a practicing GP based in the Pretoria area of the country. Speaking on Newstalk, she says none of her patients with Omicron have been seriously ill so far. Back to news Follow South East Radio on: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter – Linkedin