FWIW, and hopefully to provide some reassurance, South Africa has managed to get new cases down low again despite the dominant B.1.351 variant, and is now easing restrictions.

2,649 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, down from a peak of 21,980.https://t.co/Cb5tsZl2vd

— Covid Fact Check UK (@fact_covid) February 2, 2021