Delta variant spreading worldwide at scorching pace: WHO

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday warned of the devastating outbreaks caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19, saying that the new strain of the virus was infecting people at a scorching pace .

Last week marked the fourth consecutive week of increasing cases of Covid-19 globally, Tedros said at a virtual press conference from Geneva, adding that after ten weeks of declines, deaths are increasing again.

The virus variant first identified in India in October 2020 is continuing the spread around the world and has now been detected in 104 countries, he said, Xinhua reported.

The Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases and deaths.

Leaders around the world have responded to the new rise in infections in markedly different ways, with countries such as France adopting new restrictions while others easing them. The United Kingdom (UK), for one, still intends to lift all restrictions on July 19.

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