Countries are imposing restrictions or bans on travelers from several countries - much to the South African government's dismay - and re-imposing measures like mask mandates that some hoped were a thing of the past.
Nearly two years into the pandemic, the world is racing to contain the latest variant, first identified in southern Africa but popping up around the globe. “Now when we are watching TV we can see that people are getting coronavirus. “I’m trying to encourage them so that they can vaccinate, so they can stay away from coronavirus because it’s there, it’s killing people, and now numbers are rising,” said Zitha. Manqoba Zitha, a student who has gotten the shot, said he will be pushing fellow classmates to do the same. Many were not vaccinated - only 22% of 18- to 34-year-olds in South Africa are - and some seemed to be rethinking that, though notably the university's vaccination center was closed for the weekend. PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - The overcast, drizzly skies match the somber mood at the Tshwane University of Technology, a hot spot in South Africa’s latest surge of COVID-19 cases, apparently driven by the new omicron variant that is leading countries around the world to impose new restrictions.Īfter several students tested positive, the university postponed some exams, and officials in the larger metropolitan area of Tshwane, which includes the capital of Pretoria, are pushing vaccinations, especially among younger adults who have been slow to get the shots.Īt TUT, as the university is known, few students wanted to speak about the new variant that has cast a pall.
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