Lambda Variant Detected In 30 Nations And is Considered Deadlier Than Delta Variant

According to the UK Health Ministry's report, a new COVID-19 strain known as 'Lambda' is detected and expected to be even more hazardous and dangerous than the Delta variant and has been detected in more than 30 nations in the last four weeks.

The Health Ministry tweeted on Monday that the Lambda strain was claimed to have emerged from Peru, as the country reports the highest fatality rate in the world.

It went on to add that perhaps the Health Ministry has related the statement by the Australian news portal news.com.au that the Lambda strain was already discovered throughout the United Kingdom to the statement by the Health Ministry. There have been six instances of the Lambda strain in the UK so far.

The researchers are concerned, however, that this variant could be more contagious and infectious than the Delta variant.

Lambda is responsible for approximately 82 percent of coronavirus case samples recorded in Peru between May and June, as per Euro News, citing the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

According to Public Health England in the United Kingdom that Lambda has just been recognized as having a potential of increasing transmissibility or probable greater resistance to neutralizing antibodies, which reported a handful of instances in the country.

Jairo Mendez, PAHO's Regional Advisor on Emerging Viral Diseases, announced on June 30, that it had been identified in eight Latin American and Caribbean countries, but intermittently in most countries.

It is also definitely the dominant strain in Peru, and accounted for more than 31% of the samples collected in Chile during May and June.

Meanwhile, Mendez went on to say that there was still no conclusive evidence that it was a more transmissible virus.