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BBC OS: 2021/11/24 16:06 GMT: Europe's Covid surge

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Europe's Covid surge

2021/11/24 16:06 GMT

2021/11/24 16:06 GMT: Europe's Covid surge

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The WHO says a further 700,000 could die of Covid by March in Europe and parts of Asia.

The World Health Organization says a further 700,000 people could die of Covid by March in Europe and parts of Asia.

European countries have continued to report record numbers of daily Covid infections, with hospitals across the continent feeling the pressure. In the Netherlands, the parliament has heard warnings that intensive care units are being forced to decide which patients they can help and who to turn away. We’ll speak to Dutch medical experts who share their thoughts on the situation.

We’ll also hear from two people in Germany and in Austria who -  after new mandates were announced-  decided to have Covid vaccines.

And this week we are hearing about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover; western aid has been cut off and millions of Afghans are facing starvation. Our colleague Yalda Hakim is in Kabul and will be telling us about her interview with a senior member of the Taliban who’s called on all sides in the two-decade conflict to forgive each other.

(Photo: People walk on a street while shopping amid a renewed spread of the coronavirus disease in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Credit: Reuters/Eva Plevier)

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