Researchers came up with the conclusion after genome sequencing of 12 samples of children admitted to the Chittagong Maa O Shishu Hospital (Chittagong Mother and Child Care Hospital) and Chittagong General Hospital in between June to July first week. Chittagong General Hospital Covid unit chief Abdur Rab Masum, a member of the research team, said, “This research is still going on. “The most worrying aspect is the significant increase in Delta infections in children,” he said. “But the number of infections and severity has increased since last June.”“Our research shows that this is due to the Delta variant of the virus. The Covid-19 Delta variant is highly contagious and spreads rapidly in unvaccinated individuals.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 19, 2021 07:41 UTC