The Delta variant is already available in 74 countries. “Most contagious so far”

ABOUT The keeper reports this Monday that a variant of the novel Delta coronavirus, first identified in India, has already been detected in at least 74 countries, posing some threat due to the speed with which it has been transmitted.

The news came on the same day that the British Prime Minister confirmed that final phase of England decontamination plan scheduled for 21 June, will be postponed for four weeks, until July 19, due to the risk of “death of thousands.”

Boris Johnson said the delta variant of the virus is “spreading faster than anticipated” by the authorities in the decontamination plan announced in February, and that this is reflected in the number of hospitalizations.

Outbreaks of this strain have been confirmed in countries such as China, the United States, Africa or Scandinavia, according to the British newspaper, experts point out that the strain appears to be more transmissible and causes more severe symptoms of the disease.

Regarding the impact of vaccination, virologist Pedro Simas said today that so far There was no variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that “interfered with the protective effect” of vaccines. against Covid-19, highlighting that they are all effective in preventing serious illness and death.

Although health authorities around the world collect and share data on this option, there are concerns that monitoring is less effective in developing countries and the impact of the option may already be greater than reported.

Last week, Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, called the Delta variant “the most contagious we’ve ever seen.”

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