Dikhyaa Mohanty Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned of the “devastating outbreaks” caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19.
According to the reports, the director-general of WHO while at a virtual press conference from Geneva stated that the new strain of the virus was infecting people at a scorching pace. He says- “Last week marked the fourth consecutive week of increasing cases of Covid-19 globally and after ten weeks of declines, deaths are increasing again.”
He further stated that the virus variant first identified in India in October 2020 is continuing the spread around the world and has now been detected in 104 countries. The Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases and deaths.
During the Press conference, the WHO chief also warned of the danger of easing measures while many countries in the world still lack vaccines for their population. He said that the current collective strategy reminds me of a firefighting team taking on a forest blaze and hosing down part of it might reduce the flames in one area, but while it’s smouldering anywhere, sparks will eventually travel and grow again into a rolling furnace.
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