Coronavirus live news: cases surge in Europe since lockdown easing, says WHO
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News on another epidemic – Eastern Congo has marked an official end to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history. The disease killed 2,280 people over nearly two years as armed groups and community mistrust undermined the promise of new vaccines.
Thursday’s milestone was overshadowed by the enormous health challenges still facing the vast country: the world’s largest measles epidemic, the rising threat of Covid-19 and another new Ebola outbreak in the north.
More from the World Health Organisation. The body’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, has told reporters that Europe has seen a surge of Covid-19 cases since countries began easing restrictions.
“Last week, Europe saw an increase in weekly cases for the first time in months,” he said, adding that more than two dozen countries in Europe had seen resurgences of the deadly virus.
Thirty countries have seen increases in new cumulative cases over the past two weeks. In 11 of these countries, accelerated transmission has led to very significant resurgence that if left unchecked will push health systems to the brink once again in Europe.
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