New Delhi: The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in 96 countries, said the World Health Organization.
This variant of COVID-19 will become the dominant one in the coming months, the WHO cautioned.
“96 countries have reported cases of the Delta variant, though this is likely an underestimate as sequencing capacities needed to identify variants are limited. A number of these countries are attributing surges in infections and hospitalisations to this variant,” the WHO stated in its Covid-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update.
“Although the increased transmissibility of VOCs (Variants of Concern) means that measures may need to be maintained for longer periods of time, particularly in a context of low vaccination coverage, these measures must be targeted, time-bound, reinforced and supported by member states,” it added.