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BBC: WHO warns Europe once again at epicentre of pandemic

By BBC.

Published Nov. 5, 2021 at 2:07 am

Activists hold a rally supporting coronavirus vaccination called “Vaccinate our world” in front of the building of European Union mission in Ukraine in Kyiv on July 2, 20217 Participants are urging EU members to support the proposal to waive patent protection for life-saving COVID-19 vaccines.

Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

Europe is once again “at the epicentre” of the Covid pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as cases soar across the continent. At a press conference WHO Europe head Hans Kluge said the continent could see half a million more deaths by February.