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WHO Chief Says Some COVID-19 Spikes Due to ‘Young Letting Down Guard’ – The New York Times
Young people letting down their guard to enjoy the summer holidays are partly driving a spike in new COVID-19 cases in some countries, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
The leader of the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia on Monday warned young people to stop partying to help halt a surge in new cases or local authorities may have to reimpose harsh restrictions.
Britain and several other European countries have placed restrictions on travel to Spain.
Maria Van Kerkhove, a top WHO epidemiologist, told the same briefing that nightclubs were “amplifiers of transmission”.
“The majority of young people infected tend to have more mild disease. But that’s not…
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