Coronavirus: Europe is the new epicentre
BaaghiTV: According to the recent reports, the head of the World Health Organization has declared Europe as the epicentre of the pandemic now.
More than 132,500 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in 123 countries around the world, according to the WHO.
The total number of deaths has reached about 5,000 – a figure Dr Tedros described as “a tragic milestone”.
“Europe has now become the epicentre of the pandemic, with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from China,” he said.
Europe’s worst-affected country, Italy, has now reported more than 15,100 cases and 1,000 deaths. France has 2,860 cases, Germany 2,369 and there are now 798 confirmed infections in the UK. Spain is now the worst affected after Italy.
On Friday, Spain reported a 50% jump in fatalities to 120. Infections increased to 4,200.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says a state of emergency will come into effect there on Saturday for two weeks. Mr Sanchez said the total number of cases could top 10,000 next week.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to use aggressive measures, community mobilisation and social distancing to save lives.
