May 15, 2022, 18:08 pm
The number of people who have died from Covid-19 in Europe, the long-time epicentre of the pandemic, has passed two million, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday (May 12).
"A devastating milestone has passed as reported confirmed Covid-19 deaths from countries in the WHO European Region have exceeded more than 2 million people," the UN health agency said in a statement.
The WHO's European region comprises 53 countries and regions, including several in central Asia.
According to the health body, 2,002,058 people have died from Covid-19 out of the 218,225,294 registered cases in the region.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europ...n-mark-who
"A devastating milestone has passed as reported confirmed Covid-19 deaths from countries in the WHO European Region have exceeded more than 2 million people," the UN health agency said in a statement.
The WHO's European region comprises 53 countries and regions, including several in central Asia.
According to the health body, 2,002,058 people have died from Covid-19 out of the 218,225,294 registered cases in the region.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europ...n-mark-who