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Retirees wait to receive the Pfizer vaccine at a clinic outside Johannesburg Source: AAP

As the coronavirus surges in South Africa, Vietnam records a new variant of the virus: a hybrid of strains, first found in India and the United Kingdom.

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As the coronavirus surges in South Africa, Vietnam records a new variant of the virus: a hybrid of strains, first found in India and the United Kingdom.

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