Taiwan Detects 1st Delta Variant Case

On Saturday, Taiwan detected the first domestic COVID-19 infection with the Delta variant. Therefore, the authorities have imposed strict restrictions in the south.

The authorities added that they detected six COVID-19 infections with the Indian strain Pingtung city, including two persons who were abroad. They may contract the virus in Peru before they transmit it.

Currently, the government test all the city's residents, in addition to quarantining everyone who was in direct contact with the infected persons.

After detecting the new variant in Taiwan, the authorities decided to close all hypermarkets, restaurants and markets that display fresh food such as meat, and fish for three days.

The New variant of COVID-19, Delta, is one of the most critical updates in the ongoing situation of the pandemic. Through this story, you will know everything related to the new strain.

Moreover, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Delta variant exists in more than 80 countries around the world. In addition, 91% of the latest infections in the U.K. are by the new variant.

Science Albert Journals highlighted that mutations that any virus sees are natural. Some of them couldn’t change the features of the virus, while more mutation can change the virus’ infection, and transition.

The new strain is more infectious by 40%, in some cases. It could be more spreadable by 60%. Furthermore, it is more dangerous than the other variants. Therefore, the number of infections of the new variant is tragically increasing.