“Very serious situation in Europe”

Published on: 09/17/2020 11:47 AM

In Europe it is “the situation is very serious. Weekly cases have now exceeded those reported when the pandemic peaked in Europe in March. Last week, the weekly count surpassed 300,000 infections. And more than half of European countries have reported an increase in cases of more than 10% in the last 2 weeks. In 7 of these countries, recently reported cases have more than doubled in the same period. “This was stressed by the director of WHO Europe, Hans Kluge, during a press conference to take stock of Covid-19 infections in the ancient continent.

“In spring and early summer – said Kluge – we could see the impact of the rigid measures adopted. Our efforts, our sacrifices, paid off. In June, the cases reached an all-time low.” The Sars-CoV-2 spread numbers “in September, however, should serve as a wake-up call for all of us: while these numbers reflect better testability, they also show alarming transmission rates across the region.” .

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“This pandemic has taken a lot from us. In Europe, there have been 4,893,614 cases of Covid-19 and 226,524 deaths.“Big numbers, which” only tell part of the story: the impact on our mental health, our economies, our livelihoods and our society has been enormous, “he said.

“Although we have seen an increase in cases among the oldest age groups, 50-64 and 65-79 years, in the first week of September the largest percentage is still between 25-49 years,” Kluge noted.