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Covid-19: the Indian variant is 40% more transmissible, according to the British authorities

2021-06-07T10:11:58.867Z


The Delta variant, first identified in April in India, is now dominant in the UK. The Delta variant of the coronavirus, which threatens the lifting of the latest restrictions in the United Kingdom, is transmitted 40% more than the hitherto dominant Alpha variant in the United Kingdom, British Minister of Health Matt Hancock said on Sunday. “The best estimate of the growth advantage, as we call it (…) is around 40%,” he told the BBC, citing the work of the group of scientists ad


The Delta variant of the coronavirus, which threatens the lifting of the latest restrictions in the United Kingdom, is transmitted 40% more than the hitherto dominant Alpha variant in the United Kingdom, British Minister of Health Matt Hancock said on Sunday.

“The best estimate of the growth advantage, as we call it (…) is around 40%,” he told the BBC, citing the work of the group of scientists advising the government.

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Despite an increase in the number of new cases of Covid-19 in recent days, exceeding 5,000 or even 6,000 cases recorded daily, the number of hospitalizations remains stable, added Matt Hancock.

The majority of hospitalizations concern patients who have not been vaccinated, he assured.

The British Minister for Health indicates that the Delta B.1.617.2 ("Indian") variant is "about 40% more transmissible" than the Alpha B.1.1.7 ("British") variant, based on the data of the scientific council (which had advanced up to + 50%). pic.twitter.com/AsZoMra3Nm

- Nicolas Berrod (@nicolasberrod) June 6, 2021

Towards a postponement of the lifting of restrictions?

The hardest-hit country in Europe with nearly 128,000 dead, the UK has administered at least a first dose of vaccine to more than 40 million people.

More than 27 million received a second dose.

Fantastic news that over 40 million people in the UK have been vaccinated against Covid.



Everyone working on this massive national effort has done an incredible job.



When you get the call, get the jab.

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- Matt Hancock (@MattHancock) June 5, 2021

But the arrival of the Delta variant, first identified in April in India and now dominant in the United Kingdom, according to estimates, after a long winter confinement threatens the lifting of the last restrictions hoped for on June 21.

By that date, about three-fifths of adults will be fully immunized, added Matt Hancock, up from 52% currently. According to some British newspapers, the government plans to postpone this deadline by two weeks. The decision is expected on June 14.

Source: leparis

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