Three reasons by WHO on how Covid-19 is in endemic stage in Europe - Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe has said that three factors can lead to a decisive victory against the Covid-19 pandemic.
THIS part of world could witness 7 lakh more COVID-19 deaths, warns WHO - Total cumulative deaths from respiratory disease in the 53 countries of the WHO`s European region have already surpassed 1.5 million, WHO said.
Germany's health minister has called for booster vaccinations to be stepped up, for more frequent checks of people's vaccination or test status and for obligatory testing nationwide of nursing home staff and visitors.
Europe rolls out ‘new weapon’ vaccines in bid to slay COVID Thank God, says first recipient in Spain, 96. Delays in some German cities over cooling concerns. Some Europeans reluctant to take the shot. The European Union is due to receive 12.5 million doses by the end of the year, enough to vaccinate 6.25 million people based on the two-dose regimen. December 28, 2020 10:31:11 am
A resident of a nursing home gets an injection of the COVID-19 vaccine in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Europe launched a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to get the first shots to see off a pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide.