EU says coronavirus risk in Europe growing

EU authorities have raised the assessment of the new coronavirus infection risk in member countries from moderate to a high level, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said at a press conference in Brussels, Report informs referring to Russian media.

“The ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) has announced today that the risk level has risen from moderate to high for people in the European Union,” she said. “In other words, the virus continues to spread.”

Ursula von der Leyen added that the EU at all levels is actively taking all measures to stop the spread of the virus.

She noted that the situation with coronavirus in Europe would worsen, and the European Commission is preparing a coordinated response.

In turn, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said 2,100 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in 18 of the 27 EU states, and 38 EU citizens had died because of the disease.

However, she stressed that despite strong fears, there is no room for panic.