The delta strain of the coronavirus is the main reason for the growth of new infections in the world, we are at the beginning of the third wave of infections.

Axar.az reports that the statement came from Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaking at the opening ceremony of the organization's Emergency Committee on COVID-19 infection.

The Delta strain is one of the main drivers of the current increase in infection, which is due to increasing social impacts and human actions, as well as the inappropriate use of approved social and public health measures, ”Gebreyesus said.

According to him, the increase in the level of vaccination among the population of Europe and North America has begun to bear fruit, and there has been a decrease in the number of infections and deaths in these regions. However, the situation is changing again and the world is at the beginning of the third wave of infections.