欧州2月までに死者50万という予想も

WHO warns that Europe is once again at the epicenter of the Covid pandemic

PUBLISHED THU, NOV 4 202111:26 AM EDT

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If the region continues on this trajectory, Kluge said one “reliable projection” predicts there could be another 500,000 Covid-related deaths in the region by February 2022 and that 43 countries in the region would face high to extreme stress on hospital beds at some point in the same period.

“We must change our tactics, from reacting to surges of Covid-19, to preventing them from happening in the first place,” Kluge said.

Record-breaking cases

The two main reasons the WHO’s Kluge gave for Europe’s soaring case numbers were insufficient vaccination coverage and the relaxation of public health and social measures.

ワクチン接種率の低い地域や制限解除で解放しすぎ、みたいな感じかなあ。