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.
— Covid Fact Check UK (@fact_covid) February 2, 2021
2,649 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, down from a peak of 21,980.https://t.co/Cb5tsZl2vd