Covid: WHO Europe, ‘there is still danger, more than 20,000 deaths a week’

Milan, March 18 (beraking latest news Health) – In the European region “the incidence of cases” of Covid-19 “continues its increasing trend and is moving towards the East. We have had three consecutive weeks of growth, with over 1.2 million new cases reported last week across the European region. Last week, deaths in the region exceeded 900,000. Each week, more than 20,000 people across the region die from the virus. The number of people dying of Covid in Europe is higher now than last year in this same period as it reflects the widespread circulation of this virus. ” So “the danger, however, is still clear and present”. This was underlined by the regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Europe, Hans Kluge, during the usual press point on Covid-19 in the area.