Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 elimination program is carried out without a proper understanding of the Delta variant, the Public Health Inspectors’ (PHI) Union charges. The Chairman of the Union Upul Rohana said that this could push the country into a risky situation. He pointed out that infections of the Delta variant have been reported from several areas of the country in a context where nearly 2,000 coronavirus-positive cases are reported daily. He said, “Proper research should be conducted on the Delta variant in all [reported] areas and the accurate findings must be given to us. The COVID-19 control program is currently implemented without a full understanding of this [Delta variant].”The Delta variant is becoming the globally dominant version of the disease, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist said recently.

Source: The Nation July 01, 2021 13:30 UTC