The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has confirmed that there is a emergence of a new COVID19 variant in South Africa.
In some parts of Europe, the COVID situation has been escalating again, mainly in those areas with a strong anti-vaccine movement and a low vaccine uptake and protests against nationwide curbs dominated the headlines this past weekend.
Covid developments will likely remain in focus, as they will also play a part in upcoming central bank decisions and potential hard lockdowns.
