COVID-19 to hit India again? Rising cases in China, Russia, UK worrying - Key points - The Delta is still a dominant variant in the UK, however, AY.4.2 delta sublineage is rapidly increasing in frequency.
As per the World Health Organization, the highest numbers of cases were reported from UK (283,756 new cases; a14 percent increase) and Russia (217,322 new cases; a 15 percent increase).
As per data released by Russia's state coronavirus task force, the country has been witnessing a sharp rise in Covid infections and deaths since last month.
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Italian soprano Anna Maria Chiuri has blasted vaccine delays in the European Union after being vaccinated while on tour in Russia. The singer insisted that Europe had a huge problem sourcing doses and insisted member states should be looking to import supplies of the Russian Sputnik V. Ms Chiuri s comments will come as a blow to the European Union coming just days after Putin s Government accused the EU of politicising the fight against COVID.