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WHO sees resurgence of COVID-19 cases in central, eastern Europe

Hans Kluge, World Health Organization regional director for Europe, attends
Hans Kluge, World Health Organization regional director for Europe, attends a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in central and eastern Europe as well as a rise of new cases in several western European countries, the head of its European office said on Thursday.

“Continued strain on our hospitals and health workers is being met with acts of medical solidarity between European neighbours. Nonetheless, over a year into the pandemic our health systems should not be in this situation,” Hans Kluge told reporters.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout, Matthias Blamont; Editing by Alex Richardson)