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Scares the Transmission speed of the coronavirus in EuropeTo raise the alarm is Hans Kluge, the director of the Europe office of the World Health Organization (WHO). The contagion situation in the old continent has been defined “alarming“, as more than half of European countries have reported increase of more than 10% of infections.
In addition, in 7 states the total number of infections is more than duplicate in the last two weeks, causing the number of new cases to skyrocket, compared to those registered since the start of the pandemic. In total, almost 5 million infections and more than 225,000 deaths since the outbreak began.
Baud rate out of control in Europe
The increase in infections in Europe scares the health authorities of the continent, which in fact have reiterated the indication of 14 days of isolation in the case of close contact with an infected person. Therefore, the hypothesis of France that foresaw a reduction to 10 or 7 days of quarantine is annulled. Kluge further stated that:
“Although we have seen an increase in cases among the oldest age groups, 50-64 and 65-79, in the first week of September the Higher percentage is still among the 25-49 years”.
Also from the World Health Organization comes the applause for the Swedish model, which seems to be able to maintain the spread of coronavirus, especially during the recent second wave, without the need to introduce overly strict containment measures, as has happened in several other countries, including Italy. Catherine Smallwood, WHO’s director of emergencies, admitted that “Sweden was able to avoid an increase in cases contagion. I think there are lessons to be learned from the Swedish approach.
Worse infection rate than March
The epidemic situation that is currently occurring in Europe is worst compared to March, when the continent was in the acute phase of the pandemic. Kluge specified that “The situation is very serious. Weekly cases have now exceeded those reported when the pandemic peaked in Europe in March. “.
“In spring and early summer we could see the impact of the strict measures taken. Our efforts, our sacrifices, have paid off. In June, the cases reached a record low “. However, the new infections reported in September should be a alarm, and although the testing skills in almost every state, this data “They also show alarming transmission rates throughout the region.”.
