After discovering the mutated omicron variant of the new corona virus, the President of the South African Medical Association, Angelique Coetzee, confirmed that it was too early to put her country on the Red Travel List.

"There is insufficient clinical evidence to establish the risks associated with the variable called Omicron by the World Health Organization," she added, noting that "the variable has been detected in some South African travellers in Botswana, Hong Kong, Israel and Belgium."

And he points out that hospitals have not yet received large numbers of people with the new mutant, as well as the lack of overcrowding in the country's intensive care units. "Omicron was only discovered in South Africa last week.

Coetzee explained that "the new mutant represents a mild disease with symptoms of muscle inflammation and fatigue for one or two days with discomfort... So far, the infected don't suffer from loss of taste or smell. They may have a mild cough. There are no high - profile symptoms... Among the injured, some are currently being treated at home. "

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramavuza, is supposed to be meeting today with the National Leadership Council against the Corona Virus to examine developments in health conditions following the emergence of infections with the new omicron.

Some reports indicate that authorities in South Africa are likely to impose new closures.