Laboratory studies of mutations circulating in South Africa suggest they may dodge some of the body’s immune responses.
Governments around the world have tried to support the arts during the pandemic, some more generously than others.
Siguiendo una pista sudafricana se han identificado mutaciones del virus en todo el planeta en un momento en que los casos aumentan rápidamente.
À travers le monde, ceux qui espéraient que 2021 permettrait de tourner la page sur une année d’horreur prennent conscience que le plus dur est peut-être encore à venir.
À travers le monde, ceux qui espéraient que 2021 permettrait de tourner la page sur une année d’horreur prennent conscience que le plus dur est peut-être encore à venir.
Alrededor del planeta, la gente que tenía la esperanza de que el 2021 desterrara el horror del año pasado enfrentan la realidad de que tal vez los desafíos más arduos están por venir.
Around the globe, people who held on in hopes that 2021 would banish a year of horror are struggling with the reality that the hardest challenges may lie ahead.
Global inequality is shaping which countries get vaccines first. In South Africa, people’s best chance for vaccines anytime soon is to join an experimental trial.
The coronavirus killed far fewer people in Africa than in Europe and the Americas, leading to a widespread perception that it was a disease of the West. Now, a tide of new cases on the continent is raising alarms.
It isn’t clear how widely the variants are already circulating. So the latest moves by countries to bar international travelers may again be too little, too late.
Los funcionarios de Reino Unido y Sudáfrica afirman que las nuevas variantes se transmiten más fácilmente. Pero eso no es todo, dicen los científicos.