WHO says Europe has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths

GENEVA – A top official from the World Health Organization says Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains “serious,” with about 1.6 million new cases reported each week in the region. The comments by Dr. Hans Kluge on Thursday aimed to emphasize that Europe must keep up its guard with social distancing and speed up vaccinations as virus variants drive new infections. Johns Hopkins University data shows nearly 3 million deaths have been linked to COVID-19 worldwide.