German authorities warned Friday about the spread of the delta variant throughout the country; about half of its population has received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Lothar Wieler, head of Germany′s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for Infection Diseases, said that although the delta variant first discovered in India only makes up 6% of the current cases, "its share is growing."
Wieler said that he expects the delta variant will hit hardest "in autumn at the latest," with the country′s top public health official urging people to carry on wearing masks indoors and get vaccinated. "It is not a question of if delta will become dominant, but a question of when," he added.
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19-June-2021
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