Europe and Central Asia could suffer 700,000 more Covid deaths by spring as infections skyrocket, WHO says


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A patient suffering from COVID-19 receives treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the clinic “Klinikum Darmstadt” in Darmstadt, Germany, on May 20, 2021. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters Europe and Central Asia could reach more than 2.2 million total Covid-19 deaths by next March as countries battle a wave of the highly transmissible delta variant, the office wrote. World Health Organization for the region in a statement released Tuesday. Forecasts for the coming months come as the 53-country region surpasses 1.5 million Covid deaths, with the virus now becoming the leading cause of death in...