The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned today that an increase in Covid-19 cases in Europe could lead to 700,000 deaths by March 2022, the EFE reported.
Already on Saturday, the organization’s regional director Hans Kluge expressed grave concern about the rise in Covid-19 cases in Europe, pointing to a decrease in the projected number of deaths by March 2022, unless urgent action is taken.
Winter, lack of vaccinations and the highly contagious variant of Delta are factors that have contributed to this increase in Covid-19 cases, Kluge said, which is why he called for more public health measures and more vaccinations.
“Covid-19 is again the number one cause of death in our region,” he told the BBC, adding that it is now known “what we need to do” to combat the virus.
In his opinion, compulsory vaccination (which will come into force, for example, in Austria) should be a “last resort”, since less drastic measures, such as the use of a digital certificate, can be taken in advance.
The Director of the WHO European Office also said that these decisions do not constitute a restriction of freedom, but are only “a tool for maintaining individual freedom.”
