Covid triples across Europe and hospital admissions double, says WHO

The WHO said the 53 countries in its European region, which stretches to central Asia, reported nearly three million new coronavirus infections last week and that the virus was killing about 3,000 people every week.

Globally, Covid-19 cases have increased for the past five weeks, even as countries have scaled back on testing.

Coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of infections globally, the World Health Organization has said.

Hospital admission rates have also doubled, although intensive care admissions remain low.