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Romania suffers world’s highest per capita death rate from Covid. Infections surge as vaccine refusal, stoked by religious figures, politicians and social media, grips the country — Only 34% are fully vaccinated, Europe’s second-lowest vaccination ratehttps://t.co/jo9oxDYSOk
— Alfons López Tena 🦇 (@alfonslopeztena) November 8, 2021
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Austria bans the unvaccinated people from restaurants, hotels, hairdressers, events bigger than 25 people as infections approach the record set a year ago. 64% of Austria's population is fully vaccinated, one of the lowest rates in western Europehttps://t.co/m8AmtFkX3q
— Alfons López Tena 🦇 (@alfonslopeztena) November 7, 2021
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Germany recorded its highest number of daily cases earlier this week. Latvia imposed an all-night curfew. Romania's hospitals reach breaking point.
— DW News (@dwnews) November 6, 2021
COVID cases soar across Europe. pic.twitter.com/GNVdrlpUcl
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NEW: Covid cases, hospitalisations & deaths on the rise again across Europe, with rates of all three metrics surpassing the UK in many countries
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) November 5, 2021
Starting in the west: Belgium, Netherlands & Germany in particular experiencing sharp increases in not only cases but ICU & deaths too pic.twitter.com/tQIqYp79k1
In eastern Europe, the situation is dire.
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) November 5, 2021
Romania, Bulgaria & Latvia all set new records for daily deaths in recent weeks, and deaths are 10x current UK levels.
In much of western Europe it can feel like the pandemic is an echo of its past self. Try telling that to the east pic.twitter.com/jnfNYq6poS
Here’s our story on what this all feels like on the ground. A huge team effort including @GuyChazan @labboudles @clivecookson @Elbarbie @rmilneNordic @davideghiglione @danieldombey @JamesShotter @mdunai @donatopmancini https://t.co/kp2VeeOwIn
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) November 5, 2021
This is remarkably similar to what we saw in Israel in the summer, when — just like in western Europe now — around 5 months had passed since most older adults’ second dose. pic.twitter.com/u1eNnLkmbK
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) November 5, 2021
Why did Belgium & Germany have higher ICU patients per capita than UK for last 2 months, despite significantly lower cases and deaths? NHS stretched way beyond capacity, triaging beds far more..?
— Richard Lewis (@Z3R0Gravitas) November 5, 2021
Grimly interesting to see if W.Europe controls Winter wave, or Whitty proved right.
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