Indian officials were warned of the Covid-19 virus “Delta” variant in time, but allowed it to spread, a 30-year-old public health expert, former World Health Organization official Subhash Salunke, told Reuters.
Health expert: Indian officials knew about the Delta variant in time, but allowed it to spreadRihards Plūme
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He noted that India’s top officials had already been warned in early March that a new variant of the coronavirus was spreading rapidly in the country and that the virus outbreak required urgent attention. However, the federal health authorities were unable to respond adequately to this warning, allowing the Delta, or Indian variant, to spread, leading to a catastrophic outbreak of the virus.
Many cities, including the capital Delhi, have begun to ease strict restrictions. However, having just overcome the devastating wave of coronavirus, India is once again alarmed by the potential increase in the number of infections. One day after the easing of restrictions, crowds crowded again at railway stations and shopping malls. Physicians have also expressed concern that lifting the restrictions will jeopardize the benefits of the vaccination campaign. True, the pace is slow and should be twice as high to avoid the next wave. So far, only 5% of the Indian population has been vaccinated.
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