One more step. The risk level for the new coronavirus in the European Union has gone from "moderate" to "high", European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday.
"The virus continues to spread"
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) "announced today (Monday) that the level of risk has been raised from moderate to high for people in the European Union," she said. during a press point. "In other words, the virus continues to spread," she said.
According to Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, the latest assessment for the EU shows 2,100 confirmed cases in 18 member countries, and 38 deaths. Most of the deaths were recorded in Italy according to the ECDC (35), which also counts two in France and one in San Marino.
1,700 cases in Italy
“Member states face different challenges in connection with the Covid-19 epidemic. Italy is facing a situation which is not the same as the others, "she underlined. The country has diagnosed nearly 1,700 cases, according to the latest count.
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