Government is monitoring a new Covid-19 variant emerging in parts of Asia [SOUND]

# The minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says government is closely monitoring the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant, Nimbus, which has been reported in parts of Asia. She assures the public that while the variant has not been detected in South Africa, the Department of Health remains vigilant. Ntshavheni has urged the public not to panic but to remain cautious by continuing to follow basic health measures: