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Coronavirus: Rise in Delta variant cases prompts countries to impose stricter restrictions #IndiaNEWS
The Delta variant of Covid-19 has prompted multiple countries to reimpose restrictions to tackle the spread of infection, The Guardian reported on Monday. On June 14, the World Health Organization had classified the Delta strain as a “variant of concern�. The organisation’s Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan had four days later said that the variant was becoming globally dominant.On June 23, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said that the Delta variant of Covid-19 could contribute to 90% of new cases in the European Union in the upcoming months.“It is very likely that the Delta variant will circulate extensively during the summer, particularly among younger individuals that are not targeted for vaccination,� Andrea Ammon, director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said.Two people, a 42-year-old and a 60-year-old, have died in France after contracting the Delta variant of Covid-19, health authorities told The Brussels Times on Monday. The two patients had not been vaccinated and had co-morbidities.The Delta variant “now accounts for 9% to 10%� of the new Covid-19 cases in France, said government spokesperson Gabriel Attal.Germany, which has completely vaccinated over 35% of its citizens against Covid-19, has declared Portugal a “virus-variant zone�. The German government has banned most arrivals from the country except its own citizens and imposed a mandatory two-week...Read more

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