700,000 Europeans could die from Covid by March due to ferocious fourth wave, World Health Organization warns

 

• World Health Organization bosses said Europe's Covid death toll was 1.5million
• They warned it could spiral to 2.2million by March amid a ferocious fourth wave 
• This suggests the continent faces a winter little better than last year's 
• If this prediction is correct, it means that Europe is facing a winter only slightly better than last year, despite vaccines now being widely available.
• The chief executive of AstraZeneca Pascal Soriot said the decision by most major EU nations to restrict jabs early in the year could explain why Britain's neighbours are now suffering higher infection rates
• DailyMail