Covid: Europe gets fresh warning as Delta variant spreads rapidly

While the delta variant is increasingly dominant in Europe, that's happening as overall Covid-19 cases are plunging across most of the continent to the lowest levels since last summer.

The growing threat of the delta coronavirus variant in the European Union has prompted a fresh warning from the bloc’s disease prevention agency about the pace of vaccinations and not rushing reopenings.
 

The mutation, first seen in India, is considered even more infectious than the alpha strain, and could hamper efforts to get past the pandemic. It accounts for at least 20% of new cases in Ireland and parts of Germany, while in localized hotspots such as Lisbon, the figure is above 60%.
 

In a stark threat assessment published Wednesday, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said it’s