The Delta variety is responsible for 95.8% of existing Covid-19 infections in Sri Lanka, according to a new study by the Allergy, Immunology Cell Biology Unit of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Therefore, it is important to look at the prevalence of different SARS-CoV-2 strains in different parts of Sri Lanka in making relevant policy decisions regarding COVID-19 control.
Researchers from the Alumni, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit of the Department of Immunology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, including Dr. Neelika Malavige, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, of the Unit of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, conducted 8818 samples of 6 samples from 9 provinces of Sri Lanka. Has been done.
This has been confirmed by 618 samples derived from 881 samples taken from 9 provinces of Sri Lanka by the researchers Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, Prof. Neelika Malavige of Department of Immunology, Molecular and Molecular Medicine, Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
After examining the prevalence of various SARS-CoV-2 strains, researchers at the unit confirmed this.
Of these, 592 were found to be delta varieties and 25 were found to be alpha covid varieties.
Based on the samples obtained, the delta prevalence in different parts of Sri Lanka ranges from 84% to 100%.
