Fri 24 July 2020:
The European chapter of the World Health Organization has expressed concern over the resurgence of new coronavirus cases on the continent, saying countries should impose tighter restrictions if necessary.
The number of infections in Europe crossed three million on Thursday, a fifth of the world’s more than 15 million cases. It remains the hardest hit in terms of deaths, with 206,633 out of 627,307 worldwide.
With 335 new cases for 100,000 inhabitants in the last two weeks, Kyrgyzstan is the worst affected country in the sprawling zone covered by WHO’s European chapter.
Others include Montenegro (207), Luxemburg (196), Bosnia (98), Serbia (71), Romania (52) and Bulgaria (46).
However, the numbers of new infections have gone down significantly in Armenia (197 cases per 100,000), Kazakhstan (128), Moldavia (82), and Russia (60).
“The recent resurgence in Covid-19 cases in some countries following the easing of physical distancing measures is certainly cause for concern,” a spokeswoman said.
“Where new clusters of cases appear, these need to be controlled through rapid and targeted interventions including rapid case detection and isolation and diligent contact tracing and quarantining,” she said.
“If the situation demands, reintroduction of stricter, targeted measures with the full engagement of communities may be needed.”
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