Pal Pariawala, Mumbai Uncensored, 13th July 2021:
The deadly Delta variant which was first identified in India, has been detected in a number of countries across the globe, but especially in countries with a small vaccinated population. There was a sudden sharp in Covid-19 cases during the months of April and May in India, when the vaccinated population was negligible. This might have resulted to the variant gaining dominance and being less effective to the vaccines. Although, studies show that the vaccines are highly efficient in preventing serious complications, hospitalization and deaths.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, the director-general of WHO warned of the “devastating outbreaks” triggered by the Delta variant. “Last week marked the fourth consecutive week of increasing cases of Covid-19 globally” he said at a virtual press conference from Geneva. He also added, “after ten weeks of declines, deaths are increasing again.”
While some countries around the globe have put an ease on covid restrictions, the after math could be critical, considering the shortage of vaccines. Tedros reminded the governments to share vaccines, he said, “the world should battle together to put out this pandemic inferno everywhere”.
