{"id":71736,"date":"2022-09-16T12:42:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T10:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=71736"},"modified":"2022-09-16T12:42:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T10:42:09","slug":"health-ministry-warns-public-about-misleading-message-on-covid-19-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/health-ministry-warns-public-about-misleading-message-on-covid-19-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Ministry warns public about misleading message on Covid-19 variant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Neelam Rahim<\/em> &#8211; neelam@radioislam.co.za<\/p>\n<p>2 minute read<br \/>\n16 September 2022<br \/>\n12:40 pm<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"71737\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/health-ministry-warns-public-about-misleading-message-on-covid-19-variant\/covid-19-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Covid-19.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Covid-19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Covid-19.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71737\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Covid-19.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry has warned the public about a misleading message about a new Covid-19 variant. The ministry was reacting to an overstated message circulating on social media platforms about detecting a new sub-variant of the Covid-19 Omicron variant BA.2.75.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speaking to <em>Radio Islam International<\/em>\u00a0Ministry spokesperson Foster Mohale confirms that we have been dealing with two pandemics since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He stated the first was the Covid-19 pandemic itself. The second was fake news and misinformation, which became a counter pandemic in a pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hence the ministry warns the public regarding the message circulated on social media and other internet spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;The message claims a new deadly variant called BA.2.75, which is untrue.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Foster further confirms that the sub-variant was only detected once in a sample since July 2022. It has not been found in any sample since, which means it is not considered a variant of concern but rather a variant of interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The matter of interest includes researching the variant on how it will behave and spread.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Foster tells\u00a0<em>Radio Islam<\/em>\u00a0the variant is not one the public has to be worried about as it is not preferred to be severe or impactful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Listen below to the interview with Mufti Yusuf Moosagie and Foster Mohale on <em>Radio Islam&#8217;s<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Health Ministry warns public about misleading message on Covid-19 variant by Radio Islam International\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1345002058&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1080\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neelam Rahim &#8211; neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 minute read 16 September 2022 12:40 pm The Health Ministry has warned the public about a misleading message about a new Covid-19 variant. The ministry was reacting to an overstated message circulating on social media platforms about detecting a new sub-variant of the Covid-19 Omicron variant BA.2.75. 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