Young people more affected,as Europe suffers second wave of coronavirus

 There is currently alarm all over the world that a global second wave of COVID-19 pandemic may be imminent. The rise in infection rates across Europe after the relaxing of lockdown measures is driving the spike.

Experts say because the virus has only been suppressed and not eliminated, easing lockdown would encourage its spread.

Already, spikes have been reported in Spain, the Czech Republic, France, Luxembourg, Malta, Belgium, Hungary, and Austria. Belgium and Italy,  amongst others. There are also concerns about rising cases in the UK and France.

There is equally much talk of a second national lockdown in the UK, which yesterday announced further restrictive measures aimed at containing another major outbreak, as the number of cases swelled and top scientists warned that the death rate could grow exponentially.

Despite European countries shutting down following the spike in the second wave of the COVID-19, Nigeria is reopening its economy. Europe is  currently facing a spike in  infections with tens of thousands of new cases recorded  daily and as a result, several countries  are proposing a second lockdown even amidst outright rejections by their citizens.

Today, a number of countries in Europe and the United Kingdom are currently in the middle of a second wave of infections after what may be described as successful reduction of the first spike of COVID-19 infections and deaths.

According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, as of 22 September 2020,  a total of 2,923,580 cases  and 186,  590 deaths  had been reported in the EU/EEA between 6:00 and 10:00 CET.  Among Europe’s population of 750 million people, the continent reported 4.4 million cases and 217,278 deaths.

According to the World Health Organization, WHO, the development in these countries soon after the summer vacation may not be unconnected with the relaxation of measures and people dropping their guard.