COVID-19 VARIANTS CAUSING THE RISE IN INFECTIONS IN UAE

  • 27/06/2021

Abu Dhabi: Dr Farida Al Hosani, The official spokesperson of the UAE health sector has reported that the COVID-19 Beta variant is currently responsible for the greatest number of Covid-19 infections in the country.
She said “Based on the genetic investigation system for coronavirus variants in the country, we found that the most commonly present strain, Beta, is causing 39.2 per cent of the total infections, followed by Delta causing 33.9 per cent of infections, and finally Alpha with 11.3 per cent. These are mutated strains of the original virus that have been monitored in many countries of the world,”
She emphasized “All residents are advised to take both doses of the vaccine, especially, before planning to travel in order to protect themselves from getting seriously ill,” 
The spokesperson also revealed that the spread of these new strains of the virus can be corroborated by the current spike in the number of COVID-19 deaths in the country.

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