SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu", which was first identified in Colombia in January 2021, AFP reported. Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, has been classified as a "variant of interest", the global health body said on Tuesday in its weekly pandemic bulletin.

The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) informs on Tuesday that until August 29 there have been 2,373 cases of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs), of which 1,719 with the Alpha strain, 11 with Beta, 23 with Gamma and 620 cases with the Delta variant. According to the INSP, until August 29, the confirmation rate with variants of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs was of 80%.

The European Union recommended a pause on all non-essential travel from the US as Covid-19 cases surge.

This happens after the daily average for hospital admissions has risen past 100,000 for the first time since last winter in USA.

The recent wave, driven by the Delta variant, is most severe in the US South but cases are rising nationwide.

The president of the hospital doctors, Matina Pagoni, rang a new bell for the Delta mutation.

"The Delta mutation is hitting hard, it does not leave anyone alone, even young people," said Mrs. Pagoni, speaking to SKAI.

As she said, even children are at high risk due to the Delta mutation, citing studies conducted in the US.

The efficacy of anti-COVID-19 vaccines of Pfizer and Moderna companies has decreased from 91 to 66 percent since the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus that causes this infectious disease has become dominant in the United States. This brcame clear from data published by a Federal health agency, Frrance Press reported.

Chairman of Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) Valeriu Gheorghita said on Tuesday that Romania is in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Delta variant of the virus is about to become dominant in the country.

A third dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has significantly improved protection from infection and serious illness among people aged 60 and older in Israel compared with those who received two shots, according to findings published by the Health Ministry and cited by Reuters. The full details of the study were not released.

The measures will remain in force, the Public Health Agency announced, until the majority of the adult population is vaccinated.
The number of coronavirus cases in Sweden has risen in recent weeks, and the trend is expected to continue as schools resume, and people return to work, Reuters reports.

Israel on Aug. 22 launched antibody testing for children aged as young as three, seeking information on the number of unvaccinated youths who have developed protection against coronavirus ahead of the new school year.

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A new study out of the UK has shown that the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is waning faster than others when up against a high viral load mutation of the coronavirus, like the Delta variant