The delta variant, first detected in India last October, has been found in more than 130 countries globally, according to the World Health Organization.
The highly transmissible delta variant has caused a renewed surge in Covid-19 infections in countries from the U.K. and the U.S., to those in Africa and Asia.
The World Health Organization said the delta variant is the most transmissible variant of the coronavirus that first emerged in China in late 2019.
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