Botswana Variant

[Shambo]

Scientists warn of new Botswana variant of Covid with ‘horrific’ number of mutations

who had Botswana in the sweepstake?!

 

[Keawyeds]

Don't worry. I'm sure our government will put Botswana on the no fly list.

Next June.

 

[dixonsafc]

Don't worry. I'm sure our government will put Botswana on the no fly list.

Next June.

I was going to say that they probably won't delay on this, as there's no Botswana trade deal in the balance

But given how our post Brexit negotiations have gone, it wouldn't surprise me if they had one in the pipeline.

 

[Keawyeds]

I was going to say that they probably won't delay on this, as there's no Botswana trade deal in the balance

But given how our post Brexit negotiations have gone, it wouldn't surprise me if they had one in the pipeline.

They absolutely love Melton Mowbray pork pies and Cathedral City cheese in Botwsana.

 

[Prefab]

Most dangerous thing to come out of Botswana since the ex wife.

 

[Jap Stammer]

Behind a paywall so can't read the full article.

Does it say if the new variant and it's multiple mutations are any more dangerous than the variants we are currently dealing with?

If they're not, then what's to worry about?

 

[Hyltonian]

More info here without a paywall

https://twitter.com/x/status/1463493119257763845

 

[CissesUnderpants9]

Ffs!! Beep beep beep f***ing shite and ***** on top of that !!

 

[Jap Stammer]

More info here without a paywall

https://twitter.com/x/status/1463493119257763845

Seems to be quite a bit of scepticism in those replies.

 

[Shambo]

***Super Variant klaxon***

 

[Hyltonian]

Africa travel restrictions over Covid variant fear Africa travel restrictions over Covid variant fear

 

[Roker Mackem]

Jesus there are a lot of wankers on this board

 

[bahtat]

Africa travel restrictions over Covid variant fear Africa travel restrictions over Covid variant fear

See flights are banned, effective 12 noon tomorrow presumably to allow for flights already in transit

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Here we go again..

 

[Hyltonian]

I was going to say that they probably won't delay on this, as there's no Botswana trade deal in the balance

But given how our post Brexit negotiations have gone, it wouldn't surprise me if they had one in the pipeline.

You were right!

 

[anth]

24% fully vaccinated in South Africa
29% fully vaccinated in Botswana

I said months ago we need to be getting vaccines into people in other countries to stop these new variants ever having a chance of becoming a thing

 

[rudd]

24% fully vaccinated in South Africa
29% fully vaccinated in Botswana

I said months ago we need to be getting vaccines into people in other countries to stop these new variants ever having a chance of becoming a thing

HIgh prevalence of immunocompromised (HIV and AIDS) increases chance of mutations as the virus stays in the body longer.

 

[anth]

HIgh prevalence of immunocompromised (HIV and AIDS) increases chance of mutations as the virus stays in the body longer.

Yea that doesn’t help too. Since this had so many mutations I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s originated in someone who was immunocompromised who was exposed to multiple variants at the same time. Pure speculation of course.

 

[NGS]

Just came back from SA on Friday, got out just in time it seems

 

[Silly Point]

Seems to have had a pretty bad time of it in that neck of the woods all the way through. Cases up and down like a yoyo, in and out of restrictions while never getting fully back to normal, source of two mutations already