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Cape Town – Localised reports indicate that omicron is less lethal than delta. While South African medical reports and covid data show that cases have increased substantially since 1st December, most patients display mild symptoms at worst. In the UK, patients with severe Covid-19 symptoms develop a respiratory system illness that requires more oxygen than usual and an immune disease called “cytokine storm”.

In entertainment news, the high court in Johannesburg dismissed the application submitted by Jub Jub’s mother, Jacqueline “Mama Jackie” Mpambani yesterday. The court ruled that the defamation case will not be heard on an urgent basis after Mama Jackie demanded the rape accusations by Amanda du-Pont and Masechaba Khumalo be removed from social media.

Here are the top trending stories of the day.

Headline: Hospitalisation data: Here’s how deadly Omicron really is – The Citizen 

Headline: ‘Tantamount to a gagging order’: Judge dismisses Mama Jackie’s urgent case – Times Live

Headline: Environmentalists, Wild Coast communities welcome interdict against Shell – EWN

Headline: Temba Bavuma credits Marco Jansen for bounce-back after tough Test initiation – News24

Headline: 2021 BOK RATINGS | Stalwart Steyn adds firepower to the Bomb Squad – The South African 

Headline: ‘Squid Game’ Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Says He’s Talking to Netflix About Doing a Third Season – Complex 

Headline: Selena Gomez’s Tattoo Artist Shares First Full Look at Her New Back Tattoo – Elle Magazine 

Headline: Britney Spears no longer does music because she’s ‘scared of people and the business’ – Times Live