‘Storm clouds’ over Europe – but UK Covid rates remain high
by Jon Henley Europe correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5S3RA)
Analysis: likes of Slovakia and Austria have worse figures but UK's have topped EU average for months
As Covid infection rates surged again across Europe, Boris Johnson spoke this week of storm clouds gathering" over parts of the continent and said it was unclear when or how badly the latest wave would wash up on our shores".
The situation in some EU member states, particularly those with low vaccination rates, is indeed dramatic. In central and eastern Europe in particular, but also Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands, case numbers are rocketing.
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