Referring to what could lead to half a million more deaths on the continent by February, the Health Organization said the rate of transmission of Cofid - in Europe is "very worrying" at the moment.

WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Klugh was quoted during a press conference, "We are again the centre of the pandemic."

Kellogg noted that "the current rate of transmission in the 53 countries of the European region is very worrying." If we stay on the same trajectory, an additional half million Kovad-19 deaths may be recorded in the region by February.