“South Africa is facing increasing isolation as more countries ban travel over the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus. After one week, England seriesSri Lanka will be involved in a two- match Test series in Centurion and Johannesburg in South Africa between 26 December and 7 January. “According to health officials and scientists leading the country’s (South Africa’s) virus strategy, the new variant, known as 501.V2, is dominant among recent confirmed infections in South Africa’s current wave. South Africa currently has more than 8,500 people hospitalised with Covid-19, surpassing the previous high of 8,300, recorded in August. So far a total of 930,711 virus cases have been recorded in South Africa, including 24,907 deaths.

Source: The Nation December 23, 2020 14:37 UTC