Core Concepts
COVID-19 situation in Europe remains complex with varying trends and challenges.
Stats
The WHO estimated that COVID-19 vaccines have saved at least 1.4 million lives in the WHO European Region.
The percentage of positive tests in primary care sites increased from week 44 to week 49 of 2023 but fell since week 50.
The WHO reported an increasing trend in SARS-CoV-2 positivity in four EU reporting countries in the second week of January: Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, and Slovakia.
The WHO estimated that 36 million people across the WHO European region may have developed long COVID over the first 3 years of the pandemic.
Quotes
"COVID is here to stay." - Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe
"We are working…in the European region and beyond to revise and update pandemic plans." - Catherine Smallwood, MD, COVID-19 Incident Manager of WHO/Europe