EUROPE must prepare for a deadly second wave of coronavirus infections this winter, a top WHO chief has warned. Dr Hans Kluge, the organisation’s director for Europe, said he was “very …
EUROPE must prepare for a deadly second wave of coronavirus infections this winter, a top WHO chiefDr Hans Kluge, the organisation's director for Europe, said he was "very concerned" about another spike in cases despite months of lockdown across the continent finally bringing the infection rate under control.Credit: Ritzau Scanpix, Dr Kluge warned that now was "time for preparation, not celebration" as stringent lockdown measures begin to ease across Europe.
I’m very concerned about a double wave – in the fall, we could have a second wave of Covid and another one of seasonal fluDr Kluge added that there are also fears that other parts of the globe could become epicentres of infection - singling out Eastern Europe as a current hotspot. He also drew a frightening comparison with the Spanish Flu of 1918 - which initially appeared as a seasonal illness but mutated into a far more deadly virus during the second wave.
The number of recorded deaths in the pandemic has now reached 34,636 in the UK, while in England the total number of Covid-19 deaths rose to 24,617.
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