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COVID-19 variants power European coronavirus surge, reversing a six-week decline in infections
Europe has recorded 1 million new COVID-19 cases in a week, ending a six-week decline in new infections.
Key points:
- The UK variant is spreading in 27 European countries, and is dominant in at least 10
- The South African variant has been detected in 26 European countries
- The Brazilian variant has been detected in 15 countries across Europe
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says coronavirus variants first identified in South Africa, the United Kingdom and Brazil are powering the uptick in infections across the continent.
WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, added on Thursday that the increase — up 9 per cent last week from the previous week — was also being driven by “the opening of society, when it is not done in a safe and a…
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