Omicron Detected In 38 Countries, But Delta Remains Dominant COVID-19 Variant - WHO

Muhammad Irfan Published December 03, 2021 | 08:41 PM

Omicron Detected in 38 Countries, But Delta Remains Dominant COVID-19 Variant - WHO

The Omicron strain has been identified in 38 countries, but Delta remains the dominant variant of COVID-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead of COVID-19 response at WHO's Emergency Diseases Unit, said on Friday

GENEVA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd December, 2021) The Omicron strain has been identified in 38 countries, but Delta remains the dominant variant of COVID-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead of COVID-19 response at WHO's Emergency Diseases Unit, said on Friday.

"We have reports of Omicron in 38 countries in all 6 WHO regions and we do see increasing trends in Omicron in south Africa. So there is a suggestion that there is increased transmissibility," Van Kerkhove said, adding that the Delta strain still remains dominant.

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