WHO warns of possible death of up to 500 thousand people in Europe due to COVID-19

Until March, about 500 thousand more people may die from the coronavirus in Europe, if the countries of the region do not tighten restrictive measures. About this in an interview with BBC stated Hans Kluge, Director of the European Bureau of the World Health Organization. Such forecasts came after several European countries reported record high levels of infection.

Experts recommend continuing to wear a medical mask as well as getting vaccinated. According to Hans Kluge, the next wave of coronavirus in Europe is due to low vaccination rates in some countries, the approaching cold weather and the spread of the more infectious delta strain COVID.

On November 12, WHO announced that almost two million new cases of coronavirus were detected in Europe over the previous week – this is the maximum for the entire pandemic.

Against the backdrop of growing incidences, many European countries have tightened restrictions. In the Netherlands, Slovakia and Austria, they decided to introduce a lockdown, and in Austria they added compulsory vaccination to this, which caused massive protests.

On Saturday, November 20, about 40 thousand people went to a rally in Vienna against vaccination against COVID-19. Most of the protesters behaved peacefully, but in the evening, scuffles began and the police were pelted with beer cans and plastic bottles, in response the police used tear gas. By message ORF TV channel, many demonstrators attached yellow stars with the words “not vaccinated” to their clothes, in the crowd there were posters “This is how 1938 began” or “Schallenberg – Mengele”.

Since 1938, Austria has been part of Nazi Germany. Physician Josef Mengele conducted medical experiments on the prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp, including injections of gasoline into the heart.