World Health Organization (WHO) European regional director Hans Henri P. Kluge (Hans Henri P. Kluge) said at a press conference on Thursday that last week, the number of new deaths in Europe exceeded 29,000.
However, according to the "New York Times" data, in the past week, there were about 8720 new deaths in the United States. The number of deaths per week in Europe is approximately 3.3 times that of the United States.
The daily death toll in Europe is also increasing. According to a New York Times report, Klug said that an average of 4,500 Europeans die from the new crown virus every day, compared with an average of 1,264 in the United States.
Klug said: "Europe accounts for 28% of global cases, and the cumulative death toll accounts for 26%, which means that one person dies every 17 seconds." He went on to point out that the average daily death toll has risen since last week. By 18%. According to data from the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of Thursday, there were 11.3 million cases and 279,800 deaths in Europe. In contrast, the US data is similar. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of Thursday, the number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeded 11.5 million, and the death toll exceeded 250,800. However, the number of confirmed cases in Europe has declined in the past week, while the US continues to rise.
Klug said that the number of new crown cases in Europe has fallen by 10% every week, which is the first relief the region has seen in three months.
Klug believes that this is the result of European governments restoring blockades and restrictions to reduce the spread of the virus. However, Kruger said in a press release on Thursday that these blockades should have been avoided.
Klug said: "I insist on my position that blockade is the last resort. The use of masks is by no means a panacea and needs to be combined with other measures. However, if the use rate of masks reaches 95%, there is no need to blockade. "Z1z
On October 28, France implemented a nationwide lockdown because of the surge in confirmed cases in France at that time. Britain and Spain have also restored restrictions.
As for the United States, according to the New York Times, the number of daily cases in the United States has increased by 77% in the past two weeks, but as of Thursday, no national restrictions have taken effect. However, some states, including Washington, Iowa, North Dakota and Michigan, have implemented new restrictions before the holidays to limit the spread of the virus.
