The World Health Organization expects Europe to see an increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths in October and November, the head of the agency’s European branch told the AFP on Monday.
“It will get harder. In October and November, we will see more deaths,” said Hans Kluge, WHO Director in Europe, as the continent is currently experiencing an outbreak of cases, the number of deaths has remained relatively stable.
However, the resurgence is expected to lead to a build-up of deaths, WHO said.
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“This is a time when countries don’t need to hear this bad news, and I get it,” Kluge told the AFP in an interview, noting that he sought to send the “positive message” that the pandemic “will end, at some point. “or another.
THE 55 WHO Member States in Europe will hold an online assembly on Monday and Tuesday to discuss their reaction to the new coronavirus and agree on their five-year overall strategy.
However, Kluge, founded in Copenhagen, has pointed out to those who will end the pandemic by the progression of a vaccine.
“I listen all the time,” the vaccine is going to end the pandemic. “Of course not!” said the Belgian.
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“We don’t even know if the vaccine will reach every organization in the population. Now we have symptoms that this will be one organization and not the other,” he said.
“And then, if we have to order other vaccines, what a logistical nightmare!”
“The end of the pandemic is the moment when we, as a community, will be informed to live with this pandemic. And it’s up to us and it’s a very positive message,” he said.
The number of instances in Europe has increased considerably in recent weeks, in Spain and France.
More than 51,000 new cases were reported in all 55 WHO countries in Europe on Friday, more than in April, according to the organization.
Meanwhile, the number of deaths has remained at approximately the same point since early June, with around 400 to 500 deaths consistent with the day connected to COVID-19, according to WHO data.
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