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Europe at global epicentre as COVID deaths and cases continue to rise
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The World Health Organization's (WHO) Europe and Central Asia region is the only one in the world where COVID-19 cases and deaths are rising.
It has seen coronavirus deaths increase by 10% over the last week, WHO said.
Nearly two-thirds of all global infections were in the region, where cases rose by 7%, the body added in its weekly report.
The number of weekly COVID-19 deaths fell by about 4% worldwide and declined in every region except Europe and Central Asia.
WHO’s Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said last week the region was "back at the epicentre of the pandemic".
Kluge warned that WHO's Europe and Central Asia region could see another 500,000 deaths by February if more actions weren’t taken to limit the spread of the virus.
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