Sixteen novel lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa
Sixteen novel lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa
The first severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in South Africa was identified on 5 March 2020, and by 26 March the country was in full lockdown (Oxford stringency index of 90)1. Despite the early response, by November 2020, over 785,000 people in South Africa were infected, which …