” Delta “- the strain remains dominant.
The new Omicron coronavirus strain as of December 3 has been identified in 38 countries around the world, but Delta remains the dominant variant of COVID- 19.
This was stated by Maria Van Kerkhovy, head of the technical group of the WHO Emergency Diseases Unit.
According to her, the main increase in Omicron infections is observed in Africa.
“Omicron is currently found in 38 countries in all six WHO regions, with the main increase in infections in Africa. But the Delta variant remains dominant in the world,” she said.
As you know, a new strain of coronavirus would l recorded in South Africa. The World Health Organization has classified it as “of concern” and named it “Omicron”. Soon, a new strain was discovered in Hong Kong and a number of African countries, as well as in Australia, Great Britain, Germany, Israel, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Czech Republic, Sweden and other countries.
Experts suggest that the new the variant is more easily transmitted than the Delta strain. At the same time, there is still no exact data on the mutation – now it is only being studied. We tell where the mutation appeared, what is its peculiarity and how the world reacted to the first patients.
