Brussels: Europe is undergoing a rebound of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Top British scientific advisors warned Monday that the country could witness up to 50,000 COVID-19 cases per day by mid-October, and a WHO official noted that the spread of the virus in Europe now is worse than it was in March, when the epidemic first peaked in Europe.
The region’s weekly tally exceeded 300,000 patients a week ago. The second coronavirus wave is gripping the continent even before the first wave ends. It is uncertain if Europeans have ever questioned why. Unfortunately, most of the European governments seem to keep wishing their countries will remain open during the second wave without a firm will of carrying out real stringent lockdowns.
According to the WHO, “there were almost 2 million new cases of COVID-19” across the globe last week. This is “the highest number of reported cases in a single week since the beginning of the pandemic.” Both Europe and the US are badly hit regions. Yet the West doesn’t seem to take the number as an alarming bell. Arguments and debates go on and on without resolute and decisive measures coming into sight. For them, the initial outbreak was a tragedy. One million cases was a catastrophe. But 2 million new cases per week may be just a new normal.–The Daily Mail-Global Times News Exchange Item
