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Re:South Africa’s omicron coronavirus outbreak subsides as f... by ls612 on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @03:32PM (#29654752)
It is delayed, but not by a month. Remember the spike began around Thanksgiving, and it's almost Christmas now.
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Re:South Africa’s omicron coronavirus outbreak subsides as f... by jader201 on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @07:47PM (#29657409)
Are we looking at the same chart, or are you talking about some other data/country?

That chart shows it spiking just days ago (~Dec 15) in SA, not on Thanksgiving. So it’s still too early to know the effect on deaths (though I still agree that it seems they won’t be as bad).

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