WHO: The mutated “Delta” will become the dominant strain in the coming months

Today (Wednesday), the World Health Organization expects the highly contagious “Delta” of the Corona virus, which is currently responsible for more than 75% of new infections in a number of major countries, will become the most dominant strain in the years to come. months, according to the news agency.

The mutant, which first appeared in India, is currently prevalent in 124 countries and territories, with 13 countries joining the list since last week, up from 180 (6 more) countries in which the “alpha” mutant appeared. in Britain is widespread, and 130 countries (7 new countries). ) in which the “beta” mutant, which was first detected in South Africa, is widespread, in addition to 78 countries (3 new countries) in which there is a gamma mutant which has appeared in Brazil.

The organization said; Based in Geneva: “It is expected that (the delta mutant) will quickly replace the other mutant, becoming the dominant (corona) strain most transmitted in the coming months.”

Delta has become the cause of more than 75% of new infections in a large number of countries, including India, China, Russia, Indonesia, Australia, Bangladesh, Britain, Africa from the South, Portugal and Israel.

It is not yet known, according to the organization, the “exact mechanism” that makes this mutant more transmissible compared to other strains.

The organization counted around 3.4 million new cases of “Corona” during the week of July 12-18 of this year, a 12% increase from the previous week.

And she warned that “at this rate, the cumulative number of cases reported since the start of the epidemic worldwide is expected to exceed two hundred million in the next three weeks.”

She justified this path by four factors; It is the emergence of more contagious strains, lax public health measures, a stronger social mix, and the fact that many people have not yet been vaccinated.

And, over the past week, the number of new cases has increased by 30% in the Western Pacific and 21% in Europe, according to the organization. Indonesia recorded the highest number of infections with 350,273, an increase of 44%, followed by Great Britain with 296,447, an increase of 41%, and Brazil with 287,610 cases, which has recorded a decrease of 14%.

However, the weekly death toll of 57,000 remained stable from the previous week.