The European Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Hans Kluge, who was criticized by people who do not believe in the coronavirus epidemic with his statements from time to time, held a new press conference. Evaluating the course of the epidemic at this meeting, Kluge said that the epidemic did not end anywhere yet. Speaking in numbers, Hans Kluge announced that coronavirus cases are on the rise again across Europe.
According to the statements made by Hans Kluge, the decline in the number of cases for 10 weeks has now been reversed. According to the available data, there is an increase of around 10 percent in the number of cases across Europe. Talking about the reasons for this, the WHO Europe director says that the biggest factor is the relaxation of restrictions.
Europe may face a new wave
According to Hans Kluge’s statements, if the situation continues like this, another wave of COVID-19 will break out in Europe. Stating that vaccination is going well across the continent, but the vaccination rate is only 24 percent in general, the WHO Europe director states that the target of vaccinating up to 80 percent of adults is far from the target. According to Kluge, the available data is an indication that the epidemic is not over and does not seem to end.
According to the statements made by the WHO Europe director, up to 63 percent of the European population is still waiting to receive the first dose of vaccine. Expressing that this is a huge deficiency and that people should be vaccinated as soon as possible, Hans Kluge states that the delta variant, which is spreading with the effect of the openings, will especially affect unvaccinated people.
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