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The world is struggling to contain the delta variant of coronavirus

By Michael Le Page

1 June 2021

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Mass testing is being deployed in Guangzhou, China, to tackle an outbreak of covid-19 linked to the delta variant

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CORONAVIRUS cases in India are now falling fast, but around the world several other countries are聽struggling to contain rising numbers of infections due to the variant first detected in India.

In the UK, case numbers due to聽this variant 鈥 previously called B.1.617.2 but now named 鈥渄elta鈥 鈥 are rising exponentially, sparking fears of a third wave and threatening plans to end lockdown restrictions in England聽later this month.

In China, parts of the city of聽Guangzhou, which has a population…

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