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A World Health Organization scientist has said that watching last night’s Euro 2020 final felt “devastating” – a sentiment felt by many in England, but she wasn’t talking about the score.
The WHO’s Covid-19 technical lead, Maria Van Kerkhove, said the virus “will take advantage of unvaccinated people” as unmasked crowds sang and shouted at the football final in London on Sunday.
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Sixteen countries in Africa have detected cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant.
Dr Nicksy Gumede-Moeletsi, regional virologist at WHO regional office for Africa, encourages people to take up vaccines when offered them, adding that the strain is thought to be between 30 and 60% more virulent than other variants of concern.
Our @WHOAFRO Expert explains the #DeltaVariant & its spread in #Africa.
The new #COVID19 Delta variant has been found to be 30 – 60% more transmissible than other variants. However, there is no evidence that available vaccines are less effective against it. pic.twitter.com/0QdUfr2qbn
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Source: The Guardian