The World Health Organization warned that Europe’s death toll from COVID-19 could exceed two million by March.
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that Europe’s death toll from the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 could exceed 2 million by March, as cases have climbed to nearly 4,200 a day and the illness has become the No. 1 cause of death on the continent.
His comments come amid protests in several European countries at new measures to curb the spread of the virus that were reimposed after being dropped as countries reopened. The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway, for example, told their citizens they no longer needed to wear face masks in public when they reopened, a move they have now reversed amid a surge in new cases.
Read now: Face masks and distancing are most effective measures in reducing COVID-19 spread, study finds, as experts clamor for U.S. to expand booster program iframe.twitter-tweet { width: 100% !important; } The White House, meanwhile, has said the U.S. is unlikely to lock down again even though cases are still rising at an average clip of almost 94,000 a day, according to a New York Times tracker.
Zients said the government managed to achieve 95% compliance with its mandate that federal workers get their shots by a Monday deadline and that 90% are already vaccinated.
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