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COVID-19: 'We are now in early stages of covid third wave', warns WHO

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: July 15, 2021 12:49 IST

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhnom, has given the world a big warning about the third ...

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The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhnom, has given the world a big warning about the third wave of corona. The third wave of coronavirus has reached an early stage, he warned. Delta variants have already started wreaking havoc across the world and the number of patients in India has been on the rise for the last three days. Corona cases are on the rise around the world, and the WHO has raised concerns around the world. The Delta variant has reached 111 countries around the world. Many countries around the globe are witnessing the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Tedros said the Delta variant will soon become the most dangerous variant in the world. This is because the corona virus is constantly evolving and changing its appearance. This has led to rapid transition variants around the world. The number of corona cases has been declining for some time since the introduction of vaccination, but now the cases are on the rise again.

Coronavirus cases have increased in five countries in the last four weeks. The death toll in the world had also dropped by 10 weeks. Now it is growing again. The total covid casea across the world tally is 18.82 crore patients. More than 40.5 lakh people have died. 349 crore people have been vaccinated. According to the CSSE, the United States has the highest number of patients in the world and the death toll is high. 33,946,217 patients have been found in the United States. While 608,104 have died. India ranks second. 30,946,074 patients have been found. It is followed by Brazil (19,209,729), France (5,884,395), Russia (5,785,542), Turkey (5,500,151), UK (5,252,443), Argentina (4,702,657), Colombia (4,565,372), Italy (4,86,2). 

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