COVID: Europe may see 236,000 deaths by December, WHO fears
10 September 2021 |
7:06 pm
Stagnating vaccination rates and accelerated transmission of the virus could contribute to over a quarter of a million Europeans dying from coronavirus-related problems before Christmas.
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