The WHO, meanwhile, in its Weekly Epidemiological Update published on June 29 said that the recent surge in infections and hospitalisations in countries can be attributed to the delta variant. It (delta variant) is “expected to rapidly outcompete other variants and become the dominant variant over the coming months,” the WHO report added. In Europe, Portugal, Russia and the United Kingdom (UK) are witnessing a massive spike in daily cases due to the delta variant. While in the United States, the delta variant accounts for over one-fourth of the total active Covid-19 cases in the country. > Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Saturday that the country will be hit by a fifth wave of the pandemic linked to the outbreak of the delta variant.

Source: Hindustan Times July 04, 2021 03:33 UTC