Hard-won gains at risk as Delta variant spreads- WHO
The Delta variant has been detected in 132 countries
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS
The world is at risk of losing hard-won gains in fighting Covid-19 as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads, but WHO-approved vaccines remain effective, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Covid-19 infections have increased by 80% over the past four weeks in most regions of the world, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Deaths in Africa - where only 1.5% of the population is vaccinated - rose by 80% over the same period.
"Hard-won gains are in jeopardy or being lost, and health systems in many countries are being overwhelmed," Tedros told a news conference.
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The Delta variant has been detected in 132 countries, becoming the dominant global strain, according to the WHO.
