The situation with the coronavirus in several European countries has deteriorated significantly. This became known from the European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakidis, she is quoted by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Twitter.
“In some countries, the situation is now even worse than at its peak in March. This is extremely worrying, ”she said.
According to the European Commissioner, the EU must be ready to act very quickly. Kyriakidis believes that Europe may have one last chance to prevent an outbreak like the spring, so epidemiological measures need to be taken urgently.
Earlier, Canada announced the beginning of the second wave of coronavirus, Austria announced the same on 13 September. Chancellor of the country Sebastian Kurz urged to observe measures to prevent the spread of infection.
An outbreak of COVID-19 pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus was first recorded in December 2019 in Wuhan. On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic.