Fresh lockdowns in Europe are avoidable, including through near-universal mask-wearing, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Europe office said.
Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said that some health systems are being overwhelmed on the continent where more than 29,000 deaths were recorded in the past week alone. "Europe is once again the epicentre of the pandemic,together with the United States.
There is light at the end of the tunnel but it will be a six tough months," Dr Kluge told a news conference, speaking from Copenhagen. "Lockdowns are avoidable, I stand by my position that lockdowns are a last resort measure.