Last week’s tally of new reported cases higher than it was in the week of 30 March
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The World Health Organization has warned of “alarming” transmission rates of Covid-19 in Europe, saying weekly reported cases were now higher than during the pandemic’s peak and “a very serious situation” was unfolding across the continent.
As authorities from Madrid to Dublin weighed their next steps, the WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said the continent’s seven-day tally of new cases reported last week had reached 305,054, compared to 264,675 in the week of 30 March.
