Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the more infectious delta form has been identified in about 100 countries and given that the world is “very dangerous” of the Covid-19 pandemic. round”.
He said in a press conference on Friday that the delta form is evolving and changing and it is becoming the main virus of Covid-19 in many countries.
“I have already urged leaders around the world to ensure that by this time next year, 70 percent of the population in every country is vaccinated,” he said.
He said three billion doses of the vaccine had already been distributed and “it is within the collective power of some countries to step up and ensure that vaccines continue to be shared.”
Less than two percent of the vaccine doses administered globally are in poor countries. However, rich countries including Britain, America, France, and Canada have pledged to donate one billion vaccines for Covid-19. The WHO estimates that the world needs 11 billion doses for vaccination.
