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Even if you are fully vaccinated, continue wearing masks, says WHO amid new covid strain scare

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#COVID19 pandemic. Vaccines save lives, but they do not fully prevent transmission. So please be careful and:Wear a mask. Keep distance.

Avoid crowds. Open windows. Clean hands. pic.twitter.com/p2crxQvGuu WHO is convening an emergency meeting today to discuss the potentially rapidly spreading Covid-19 strain found in South Africa and Botswana, the Financial Times reported, citing sources.

Earlier, UK media reports said that scientists from the UK had warned of the appearance of a coronavirus strain, which contains 32 mutations, in Botswana.

Many of the mutations indicate its high transmissibility and resistance to vaccines, the strain has more changes in the spike protein than all other COVID-19 variants, the Russian news agency

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