Europe 1 11:25 am, November 04, 2021, modified at 11:26 am, November 04, 2021

During an online press conference, the World Health Organization expressed concern about a "very worrying" rate of transmission in Europe.

For the WHO, "if we stay on this trajectory, we could see another half a million deaths from Covid-19 in the region by February".

The World Health Organization was alarmed on Thursday at the "very worrying" rate of transmission of Covid-19 currently in Europe, which could lead to half a million additional deaths on the continent by February.

"We are, again, at the epicenter," lamented WHO Europe director Hans Kluge during an online press conference.

"The current rate of transmission in the 53 countries of the European region is of great concern (...) if we stay on this trajectory, we could see another half a million deaths from Covid-19 in the region by February, "he said.