Iran President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday expressed fear that the country will be hit by a new wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) due to an outbreak of the Delta variant. "It is feared that we are on the way to a fifth wave throughout the country," Rouhani told a meeting of Iran's anti-virus taskforce. The outgoing president warned the public to be careful as "the Delta variant has spread" in southern provinces. On Friday, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the world is witnessing a very “dangerous period” as the Delta variant continues to evolve and mutate. The highly transmissible Delta variant, first detected in India, is rapidly spreading in many countries, and the WHO has warned about the scenes of hospitals overflowing with patients in countries with low vaccination coverage.

Source: Hindustan Times July 03, 2021 10:18 UTC