The WHO issued a severe warning to the European epidemic: by next February, another 500,000 people will die

　　China News Service, November 5, reported that Kruger, the director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, said on the 4th that the European region is facing a real threat of a return of the new crown epidemic, and the region is once again "at the center of the new crown epidemic."

He warned that according to "a reliable forecast", the current trajectory of the epidemic means that by February 2022, there may be "another 500,000 deaths from the new crown" in the European region.

On July 21, 2021, local time, in Paris, France, tourists conduct a new crown test at the entrance of the Eiffel Tower.

The picture shows tourists conducting a covid-19 test at the entrance of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

　　The WHO's division of the European region covers 53 countries across Europe and Central Asia. Regional Director Kruger said that the number of new cases per day in the region is close to historical levels. This is mainly due to the more transmissible delta change. Body caused.

Data show that the region has once again become the "epicenter" of the coronavirus epidemic.

　　"Today, every country in Europe and Central Asia is facing the real threat of a comeback of the new crown, or is already struggling with it. The current pace of development in 53 countries is of serious concern," he said at a media briefing on the 4th. .

　　Kruger said that last week WHO’s Europe and Central Asia region reported nearly 1.8 million new confirmed cases and 24,000 new deaths. Compared with the previous week, the number of infections increased by 6% and the number of deaths increased by 12%. Said that the region accounted for 59% of all cases worldwide and 48% of deaths reported last week.

　　Kruger said that if the region continues to develop along this trajectory, according to a "reliable forecast", by February 2022, the region may have "another 500,000 deaths from the new crown."

　　In the past few months, the number of cases in the UK has risen sharply.

In recent weeks, cases across the European continent have begun to rise sharply, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Russia, France and Germany.

　　The two main reasons the WHO has given to the soaring number of cases in Europe are the low vaccination rate and the relaxation of public health and social restrictions.

This makes the upcoming winter particularly worrying. In winter, more people gather indoors and the virus is more likely to spread.