A steady fall in COVID-19 cases under way since August shows signs of stabilizing, reflecting an activity rise in Europe against the backdrop of decreases in other world regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its latest weekly pandemic update.Overall, the drops in cases and deaths were small compared to the previous week: 4% for cases and 2% for deaths.
For the third week in a row, illness numbers in Europe rose, with a 7% jump last week.Hot spots remain in multiple countriesMaria Van Kerkhove, PhD, the WHO's technical lead for COVID-19, said on Twitter yesterday that though global trends continue to decline, significant circulation is still under way in some countries in all six world regions. "Far far too many