The Indian variant of the coronavirus is already present in 60 countries …

A report from The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the Indian variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 53 other territories, with which there are already 60 zones in which this tension has left victims with varying levels of severity.

According to the report, this variant known as B.1.617 have shown that it’s more contagious. Meanwhile, the degree of severity, risk of infection and its degree of resistance to vaccines existing so far are under investigation.

The expansion of this variant was announced by the world’s highest health authority, which nevertheless admitted to having received information from unofficial sources.

So far they have been detected four variants of Covid-19, which appeared at the end of 2019 in China: the British (B.1.1.7), the South African (B.1.351), the brazilian (P.1) and India (B.1.617).

Cases in the world

Last week there were over 4.1 million new cases of coronavirus and 84,000 deaths, which represents a decrease of 14% and 2%, respectively, compared to the previous week.

The largest reduction in cases has been recorded in Europe and Southeast Asia, according to the WHO. Meanwhile, the number of infections recorded in the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, Africa and the Western Pacific is similar to those reported the previous week.

“Despite the general downward trend in cases over the past four weeks, the incidence of Covid-19 cases and deaths remains high, and significant increases have been observed in many countries,” warns the document released today. by the international organization.

Argentina remains the third country with the most daily infections. The highest number of the last seven days was recorded in India: 1,846,055, 23% less than the previous week. So Brazil, with 451,424, 3% more. The Argentina, with 213,046, 41% more. United States, 188,410, 20 percent less. And finally Colombia, with 107,590, 7 percent less.

The WHO report indicated that “the evolution of the virus is expected, and the more SARS-CoV-2 circulates, the more opportunities it has to evolve.” However, he noted that “reducing contagion through established and proven disease control methods are essential aspects of the overall mutation reduction strategy”.