The head of the World Health Organization's (WHO's) European regional office today warned that while Europe has seen an overall decline in new COVID-19 cases over the past 3 weeks, the situation is not improving everywhere on the continent.
WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Henri Kluge, MD, MPH, said in an update that although there has been a slight decline in cases in western Europe, almost half the countries in the region are seeing an increase in infections, as the resurgence that began earlier this fall is now moving eastward and causing spikes in central and southern Europe. "These reports are of grave concern; a stark reminder of the fact that the vast majority of us remain susceptible to the virus," Kluge said.