After the World Health Organization raised concerns about the increasing number of cases in Europe, the UK government said it is considering a “short period” of stricter restrictions likely to be announced next week.
Here’s everything you need to know about the second wave of Covid-19 in Europe
* More than half of European countries have reported an increase of more than 10 percent in cases in the last two weeks.
* WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said: “We have a very serious situation before us.”
* Weekly cases have now surpassed the numbers for March when Covid-19 was at its peak in Europe.
* This is a wake-up call for all of us, said Hans Kluge.
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* On Wednesday, France reported 9,874 cases, the highest number of daily cases reported so far in France.
* The second wave is seen as a direct result of the resumption of various activities in Europe, including the resumption of schools.
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