https://www.scmp.com/rss/511394/feed Susan Erasmus is a medical journalist and translator. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com While countries around the world have responded to the emergence of the Omicron variant with stringent lockdowns and travel bans, in the country where it was first identified, things are largely business as usual. During a previous coronavirus outbreak, in March 2020, this country at the southern tip of Africa had instituted one of the strictest lockdowns in the world: its level 5 measures mandated no exercise, no shopping (except at supermarkets), no school, a 7pm–5am curfew, no alcohol or... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3159078/omicron-why-south-africans-are-keeping-calm-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3159078/omicron-why-south-africans-are-keeping-calm-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Dec 2021 11:15:12 +0000