The Delta variant of the coronavirus worries the WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Ghebreyesus today admitted the United Nations body’s concern about the Delta variant, which he described as “the most transmissible” of the strains. of coronaviruses identified to date, while around the world more than 180 million people have already been infected with the disease.

Ghebreyesus pointed out that while some countries are already lifting restrictions on the coronavirus, there is “an increase in the transmission of COVID-19 around the world” due to the incidence of the strain identified in India in October 2020.

“More cases means more hospitalizations, putting even more strain on health workers and health systems, which increases the risk of death,” the official warned.

He also pointed out that the nature of viruses indicates that new variants will emerge and left a warning phrase: “The more transmission there is, the more variants there are. The less transmission there is, the fewer variations there are.

Ghebreyesus recommended “the personalized and consistent use of social and public health measures, in combination with equity in vaccines” to mitigate the effects of the pandemic.

“Delta is the most transmissible of the COVID-19 variants identified so far, it has been identified in at least 85 countries and is spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations,” the WHO director said on Friday.

Globally, as of Friday, 180,335,821 people have contracted the virus, while 3,907,269 deaths have been caused by the disease and 2,806,496,086 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have already been provided, according to data published by Johns Hopkins University.

In the United States, the country most affected by the pandemic, the coronavirus has caused 603,528 deaths, including 33,603,078
Confirmed cases.

For its part, India, added 30,134,445 infected patients and a total of 393,310 deaths, while Brazil, was third with 18,322,760 infected and 511,142 deaths.

France, in fourth place, it added 5,826,266 infections and 111,101 deaths; as turkey, in fifth place, has accumulated 5,398,878 infected and 49,473 deaths.

Russia it fell to sixth position, had 5,325,940 infected and 129,278 deaths; UKin seventh place there were 4,715,996 infected, in addition to 128,330 deaths; the Argentina, in eighth place, it added 4,374,587 cases and 91,979 deaths.

Italy, which fell to ninth place, added 4,256,451 infections, in addition to 127,418 deaths from the pandemic; as, Colombia, now in tenth place, has accumulated 4,092,746 infected and 103,321 deaths.

Spain, in eleventh place, accounted for 3,782,463 infections and 80,799 deaths, while Germany it had 3,733,665 positive cases and 90,724 deaths.

Then they were Iran, with 3,150,949 infected and 83,588 dead; Poland, with 2,879,470 infected and 74,953 deaths; then appears Mexico, with 2,493,087 sick and 232,068 deaths; Ukraine, with 2,295,873 infected and 54,429 deaths; Indonesia it added 2,072,867 infections and 56,371 deaths; and after Peru, with 2,036,449 infections and 191,073 deaths.

Later they appeared South Africa, with 1,895,905 infected and 59,621 deaths; Netherlands, with 1,709,910 cases and 18,023 deaths; Czech Republic, with 1,666,686 affected and 30,292 deaths; Chile it has 1,537,741 cases and 32,012 deaths; Canada, with 1,419,804 patients with COVID-19 and 26,174 deaths; Yes Philippines, in twenty-fourth position, it added 1,385,053 positive cases and 24,152 deaths. (N / A)