As outbreak worsens, Covid-19 cases in eastern Europe near 20 million – The Peninsula Qatar

As outbreak worsens, Covid-19 cases in eastern Europe near 20 million – The Peninsula Qatar

A health worker stands near an ambulance carrying a COVID-19 patient, as they wait in the queue at a hospital for people infected with the coronavirus disease in Kyiv, Ukraine October 18, 2021. Reuters/Gleb Garanich/File Photo

Coronavirus cases in eastern Europe will soon surpass 20 million, according to a Reuters tally on Sunday, as the region grapples with its worst outbreak since the pandemic started and inoculation efforts lag.

Countries in the region have the lowest vaccination rates in Europe, with less than half of the population having received a single dose.