The peak of the Delta variant is now over in Sri Lanka and the number of deaths and infected patients have reduced but health authorities yesterday warned that another peak could be expected in the coming weeks or months with severe mutations existing in other countries, Daily Mirror reports.
Professor of Community Medicine, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka Professor Suneth Agampodi told Daily Mirror that while public mobility had severely reduced due to the ongoing quarantine curfew, the results were being seen with the number of deaths and patients in the country reducing drastically.
The super spreaders had stopped due to the public gatherings such as weddings not being held and crowded public transportation not functioning. Health authorities believe the peak of the highly contagious Delta variant is over in Sri Lanka but there was still around a 60% chance that another peak may occur in the coming weeks. People have been urged to maintain all health guidelines and not be misled by the false pretense that the vaccines could prevent transmission of the COVID-19.
