Delta the most transmissible variant spreading fast among unvaccinated people: WHO

June 26: The chief of World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the Delta variant of Covid-19, identified in atleast 85 countries, is the “most transmissible” of all the variants identified so far. He added that this variant is spreading rapidly among the unvaccinated populace.

While pointing out that new Covid-19 variants are expected and will continue to be reported, that’s what viruses do, they evolve – but we can prevent the emergence of variants by preventing transmission. In a strong warning, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Covid-19 Technical Lead at the WHO said the Delta variant is a dangerous” virus and is more transmissible than the Alpha variant, which was itself extremely transmissible across Europe and any country that it entered.

The B.1.617.2 Covid-19 variant was first identified in India.