Many schools have raised concerns over the inability to absorb and handle the huge numbers of form one students.Of concern is the continued Covid-19 delta variant surge in most parts of the country. In these regions medical facilities have been overstretched with covid-19 patients; lack of beds and oxygen in place. The World Health Organization in its latest report indicates the mortality rates in Africa have spiked from 30% to 40% as a result of the fast-spreading Covid-19 delta variant, slow rate of vaccination rollout and relaxation of safety measures. The Delta variant is 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant; first identified in the U.K; which in turn was about 50 percent more transmissible than the ancestral Wuhan strain. Delta has features that allow it to evade some of the body’s immune system defenses and has the highest transmissibility.

Source: The Star July 20, 2021 08:37 UTC