(1) (a) What number of variants have been experienced in the Republic since the onslaught of the Corona virus and (b) at what intervals;
(2) whether COVID-19 tests differentiate between the variants of the virus; if not, how (a) do we know which variant has infected an individual and (b) are variants tracked through the testing kits; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) what number of persons were infected with each variant in the Republic;
(4) whether there is updated statistics available for infections of each variant; if not, why not; if so, will he furnish Ms H Ismail with the statistics?