Delta is a warning: WHO sounds alarm as China experiences a massive surge

Updated On: 01 August, 2021 07:44 AM IST | Beijing | Agencies

WHO’s emergencies director Michael Ryan, however, stressed that the 'game plan' to contain the transmission still works, namely physical distancing, wearing masks, hand hygiene and vaccination

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Delivery men pass items to residents outside a residential area after access to the area was restricted due to the virus in Beijing. Pic/AFP

Mushrooming outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant prompted China and Australia to impose stricter Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday as the WHO urged the world to quickly contain the mutation before it turns into something deadlier and draws out the pandemic.

China’s most serious surge of Coronavirus infections in months spread to two more areas Saturday—Fujian province and the sprawling megacity of Chongqing.