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As the coronavirus spreads rapidly in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Europe has a difficult six months ahead. “Europe has once again become the center where the epidemic is spreading most rapidly, along with the United States,” said Hans Kluge, director of the WHO Europe Office.
Hans Kluge said that 29,000 people died in the last week on the continent as a result of the Covid-19 disease caused by the coronavirus.
Kluge added that the number of daily cases decreased as a result of the announced “restraint” measures.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that the European Union (EU) could approve the use of two vaccines before the end of the year.
The Commission is the executive body of the EU.
Most European countries have begun to implement strict restriction measures to halt the second wave of the epidemic, which accelerated again in October.
Since the beginning of the epidemic in Europe, about 16 million people have been infected with coronavirus so far, the number of deaths from Covid-19 has exceeded 354 thousand.
According to the WHO, more cases and deaths are observed only in North and South America at the regional level than in Europe.
A significant part of these cases and deaths were observed in England, Russia, France, Spain, Italy and Germany.
The European country with the highest number of deaths is England with 53,870, and the country where the most people are ill is France with more than 2 million 115 thousand cases.
What does the WHO say?
Hans Kluge, director of the WHO Office for Europe, said that 28 percent of the cases in the world and 26 percent of the deaths occurred in Europe.
Hans Kluge emphasized that he is particularly concerned about the situation in Switzerland and France, where intensive care units are operating at 95% capacity.
Kluge added at the Copenhagen press conference that according to the latest data, one person dies every 17 seconds due to the virus.
The final stage in the development of vaccines that stimulate the immune system against the virus gives hope that the epidemic can be controlled.
The positive results come from the Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik and Moderna vaccine trials.
The WHO official said that the latest advances in vaccines are promising, but that this is not a formula that will solve everything at once, especially at the beginning, the supply of vaccines will be limited according to needs.
For this reason, he added that until the vaccine becomes widespread, following measures of social distance and wearing a mask will remain the best method of protection against the virus.
“Closures are unavoidable, but I insist that these are the last resort. The mask is not a single solution, it must be used with other measures. But if the use of a mask were 95 percent, there would be no need for closures, “Kluge said.
What was debated at the EU summit?
Measures to prevent the epidemic had to be taken on the agenda of yesterday’s summits of EU leaders.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU’s competent authority on medicines could grant conditional approval to the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for launch from the second half of December, if all goes. all right.
Von der Leyen added that a joint effort will be made to inform EU citizens about vaccines.
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What is the situation in individual countries?
France has launched national lockdown measures for the second time. According to the rules, people are allowed to leave home for reasons of going to work and school, doing basic shopping, medical needs or exercise.
When leaving, it is necessary to bring a written statement explaining the reason for the departure.
French Health Minister Olivier Veran said this is not the time to lift restrictions, but that the speed of the virus is starting to slow relatively.
Veran added that the anxiety and uncertainty caused by the epidemic also affect people’s mental health, but efforts must continue.
Covid deaths in Italy doubled in November compared to October. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte warned that Christmas will be very different this year.
In England, government scientific advisers are also issuing similar warnings about the Christmas season and are sending the message to the public that reuniting some families poses a great risk, especially for the elderly population.
The number of new cases approached 23,000 on Thursday in the country, and 501 people died from the virus in one day.
In Russia, the daily number of cases exceeds 20 thousand. In Moscow, the authorities opened five field hospitals to deal with the health crisis.
