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WHO: Indian strain COVID-19 becomes dominant worldwide
Health
- 18 June, 2021
- 14:11
The "Delta" variant of the coronavirus, first discovered in India, is becoming dominant worldwide, WHO Chief Researcher Soumya Swaminathan told a briefing, Report informs, citing TASS.
"This option is becoming dominant around the world because of its easier human-to-human transmission," she said.
Earlier it was reported that 89.3% of COVID-19 patients in Moscow had an Indian strain.
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