Over 2.2 million people are projected to die from Covid-19 in Europe by the spring of 2022 based on current trends, the WHO said this week. Cumulative reported deaths from the virus passed the 1.5 million mark for the 53 countries in this region last week. High or extreme stress is expected on intensive care units in 49 out of 53 countries during this period. *The European Region is “Delta dominant”, the highly transmissible strain of the novel coronavirus. Over 1 billion doses of vaccine have been given in the WHO European Region, and 53.5% of people are fully vaccinated.

Source: Indian Express November 25, 2021 05:08 UTC