The World Health Organization’s Europe director says nearly 36 million people in the region may have long-lasting health problems from coronavirus infections they got during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this photo provided by the World Health Organization, Dr. Hans Kluge, regional director for WHO Europe, gestures during a virtual news conference at its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Thursday, Oct. 15. The head of the World Health Organizations Europe office said the exponential surge of coronavirus cases across the continent has warranted the restrictive measures being taken, calling them absolutely necessary to stop the pandemic. In a meda briefing on Thursday, Dr.
WHO’s Europe region covers 53 countries from Ireland to Uzbekistan with a combined population of more than 900 million. Statistics from University of Washington researchers indicate that about one in 30 of the region's residents have experienced “long COVID.” in the past three years, Kluge said.that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide has not been pinpointed.
In Europe, “COVID-19 exploited an epidemic of diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and chronic lung illnesses, which account for 75% of mortality,” Kluge said.
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