Spurred by Delta variant, third Covid wave is getting stronger globally

The global third wave of Covid-19 is here and getting stronger by the day with the daily new cases of the novel coronavirus touching 500,000 in the last two months. Experts are attributing this rise to the Delta variant, first detected in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that this surge was a warning for India and the rest of the world.   

Major European countries and the US are contributing to the third wave. Situation in Russia's situation is nearly as bad as it was in winter with over 167 cases per million, second highest in the world currently.