Covid restrictions and lockdowns are on the rise in Europe, with the continent now accounting for more than half of all new cases worldwide. And it’s a rapid rise, 60 pc up in August and September. Eastern Europe and Russia have been particularly badly hit. So why is it so severe there and what can be done to stop the surge?

GUESTS:

Oksana Pyzik

Global Health Adviser

Ann Marie Kimball

Epidemiologist

Kathleen Depoorter

Member of Belgian Federal Parliament

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