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WHO: 'Although some countries seem to be ready, we don’t know what is going to happen as the [lockdown] measures are eased' (Photo: Helena Spongenberg)

WHO urges caution as EU states soften lockdowns

As the number of coronavirus infections in Europe reaches nearly one million cases, countries should be cautious when considering easing restrictive measures, warned the European director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Hans Kluge, on Thursday (16 April).

In the past 10 days the number of cases reported in Europe has nearly doubled, what means around 50 percent of the global burden of Covid-19 pandemic is in Europe - where more than 84,000 people have died.

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

WHO: 'Although some countries seem to be ready, we don’t know what is going to happen as the [lockdown] measures are eased' (Photo: Helena Spongenberg)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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