[WHO] Geneva -- Last week marked the fourth consecutive week of increasing cases of COVID-19 globally, with increases recorded in all but one of WHO's six regions. And after 10 weeks of declines, deaths are increasing again. The Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases and deaths. Delta is now in more than 104 countries and we expect it to soon be the dominant COVID-19 strain circulating worldwide. The global gap in vaccine supply is hugely uneven and