Strain Iota revealed in 27 thousand people
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Globally, 90% of the genetic sequences belong to the Delta variant, the organization states.
The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that the Iota strain of coronavirus no longer poses a serious threat. The expert of the organization Maria van Kerkhove said this at a briefing on Wednesday, August 11.
“In November 2020, we highlighted this option, and in March 2021 we added it to the list of options of interest. This option is mainly present in the US. Now we have information about 27 thousand cases, and, according to our data, the number of cases is decreasing. “, – she said.
According to Maria van Kerkhove, at this stage, experts have come to the conclusion that this option “is not more dangerous.”
“Globally, 90% of the genetic sequences belong to the Delta variant. We pay attention to all the variants and continue to monitor the situation. But so far Delta is superior in danger to Iota, and very much,” she summed up.
Earlier it was reported that in Ukraine more and more cases of Delta strain… In the Rivne region this strain was found in 80% of patients coronavirus.
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