Total cases in the state in the latest outbreak have topped 200, a majority caused by the Delta variant. In South Korea, officials said on Friday daily coronavirus cases topped 800, the highest in nearly six months, with vaccination below 10%. "The Delta variant is a strain that is most optimised for widespread transmissions," said Chun Eun-mi, a respiratory disease specialist at Ewha Womans University Medical Centre in Seoul. Britain is gearing up to lift lockdown restrictions on July 19, even as Delta variant cases rise. The Alpha variant, first detected in the United Kingdom, is still the dominant variant in the country, although authorities said they expect the Delta variant to dominate in the next few months.

Source: bd News24 July 02, 2021 08:48 UTC