Doctor: Many South Africans ill in surge have mild symptoms
By ANDREW MELDRUM, Associated Press
Published: November 29, 2021, 8:51am
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JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s rapid increase in COVID-19 cases attributed to the new omicron variant is resulting in mostly mild symptoms, doctors say.
“We’ve seen a sharp increase in cases for the past 10 days. So far they have mostly been very mild cases, with patients having flu-like symptoms: dry coughs, fever, night sweats, a lot of body pains,” said Dr.
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