“The current rate of transmission of the virus in the 53 countries of the European Region is of great concern,” said Hans Kluge, WHO Director for Europe.
He stressed that the number of new COVID infections is approaching record levels, exacerbated by the more transmissible Delta variant.
“We are again at the epicenter (of a pandemic – ed.),” He added, and clarified that the increase in incidence is associated with insufficient vaccination coverage, as well as weakening public health and social measures.
According to him, hospitalization rates are higher in countries with lower vaccination rates. The incidence in Europe has been rising for almost six weeks in a row. At the moment, about 250,000 cases of COVID and 3,600 deaths are detected per day.
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