Delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and more contagious than the viruses that cause the common cold, the seasonal flu

According to an internal CDC report, infections of the Delta variant could be just as transmissible from breakthrough infections in vaccinated people as from the unvaccinated and could be more severe — with each infected person able to infect 8 to 9 others.

Tokyo reported 3,865 new cases in the past 24 hours, up from 3,177 on Wednesday and double the numbers a week ago.Japanese officials are sounding the alarm as Tokyo reports record-breaking coronavirus cases for the third straight day with the Olympics well underway. Tokyo reported 3,865 new cases in the past 24 hours, up from 3,177 on Wednesday and double the numbers a week ago.

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended creating a negotiating table between Cuba and the United States to lift the blockade and prevent attempts of interference by one country over the other.