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The development of the coronavirus epidemic and the increase in the death rate in seven EU member states, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Malta, Spain and Romania, are of growing concern, said the European Center for the Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in a report in Stockholm on Thursday.
According to a new risk assessment from the European Epidemic Surveillance Agency, these countries are experiencing higher rates of severe cases and hospital admissions, as well as current and expected increases in mortality rates.
Concerns about the seven countries also stem from the fact that the increase in the number of infected people affects many older people, while in other European countries the number of cases is increasing, especially among young adults and consequently, those with less risk.
According to the Stockholm-based organization, the latter characterizes the United Kingdom and the other twelve EU member states (France, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Belgium, Sweden). However, in recent days, most of these countries also “appeared to be approaching the criteria for the category of greatest concern,” according to the ECDC.
In the rest of the countries, the situation is currently stable, with low risk for the population as a whole and moderate risk for those at risk. These are Germany, Italy, Poland, Finland, Greece, Cyprus, Lithuania and Norway outside the EU.
source: mti, featured image: MTI / Attila Balázs
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