{"id":240836,"date":"2021-06-26T11:46:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T15:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=240836"},"modified":"2021-06-26T11:46:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T15:46:15","slug":"coronavirus-delta-variant-makes-way-in-havana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/coronavirus-delta-variant-makes-way-in-havana\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: Delta variant \u201cmakes way in Havana\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Delta variant of the <\/span>coronavirus<\/span><\/a>, considered the most contagious identified so far and which in the opinion of the World Health Organization is on its way to being <\/span>the dominant strain in the world<\/span><\/a>, is already present in Havana, according to local authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

This variant of SARS-CoV-2, detected for the first time in India, \u201cis making way\u201d in the Cuban capital, as was recognized this Friday\u00a0 by Dr. Emilio Delgado, provincial director of health, <\/span>cited<\/span><\/a> by <\/span>Tribuna de La Habana<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the meeting of the Temporary Working Group to confront COVID-19, Delgado explained that Delta is 64 times more infectious than Alpha \u2014 as the strain detected for the first time in the United Kingdom is known and that has been circulating for several months. in Cuba \u2014 and \u201cincreases twofold the possibility that those who contract the virus will be hospitalized.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For this reason, the specialist called to \u201cincrease epidemiological surveillance, take good care of active outbreak controls and efficiently carry out health interventions,\u201d at a time when the island is experiencing its worst situation of the entire pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

R\u00e1pida transmisi\u00f3n de la variante delta del coronavirus preocupa a la OMS<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n