WHO fears Europe’s spread of 500,000 COVID-19 – On November 5, the BBC reported that The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Europe is once again the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. As the number of infections soared across the continent, WHO director-general Hans Kluger said at a news conference. Europe may have half a million more deaths by Feb. 2022 and blame for inadequate vaccination for the rise of the number of infections and deaths after 1.4 million deaths across the region.
“We have to change our strategy. in response to the rise of COVID-19 It came as a preventive measure to prevent that from happening in the first place,” Kluger said, blaming the WHO’s easing of public health measures in the European region, which covers 53 countries, including parts of Central Asia.
WHO’s head of COVID-19 technical Maria van Guerhofe said in the past four weeks the number of cases across Europe has soared by more than 55 percent, despite the availability of vaccines and tools. Mike Ryan, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, said leading the global team responsible for the quarantine and treatment of COVID-19, the European experience is a warning to people around the world.
The latest number of coronavirus cases is nearly 34,000 in Germany, a record increase. Although the number of cases in Germany is lower than the United Kingdom’s more than 37,000, health officials are concerned that The fourth wave of infection will cause a large number of deaths. In a 24-hour period, 165 deaths were recorded, up from 126 a week ago.
Lothar Wheeler of Germany’s Robert Cox Institute said if countermeasures were not taken now The fourth wave of outbreaks will bring even more suffering among more than 3 million unvaccinated Germans over 60 who are particularly at risk.
