All 11 infections are imported, comprising three who travelled from the United Kingdom, three from the United States, two from Nigeria, two from Saudi Arabia and one from Australia.
By the second week 10—16 January of 2022, the frequency of the two was almost equal, both being near 50 percent around one percent was the rapidly disappearing Delta.
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Ireland and South Korea also reported their first cases.
On 26 November, Belgium confirmed its first case; an unvaccinated person who had travelled from Egypt via Turkey on 11 November.
This is because high exposure to previous infections in South Africa likely affects the clinical course of the new infections.