The regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) office for Europe, the doctor Hans Kluge, declared today that the health situation in care homes is deeply concerning and that half of all deaths from Covid-19 in Europe, or about 55.000 elderly people, have occurred in such facilities.
According to WHO figures, 50% of the global 50% global burden of cases of the novel coronavirus, about 2,6 million, are in Europe. The region, among those most affected by the pandemic, has already recorded around 110.000 deaths. Currently they are counted daily, more than 25% of new cases and 33% more fatalities are currently recorded daily.