Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s European director, said at a press conference Thursday that the number of new coronavirus cases in Europe has decreased for the first time in months, signaling that the lockdown orders and restrictions in many countries may be helping to slow the spread though cases are still alarmingly high.
Kluge said that the WHO reported approximately two million new coronavirus cases across Europe two weeks ago and the number decreased to 1.8 million last week, which he attributed to people following public health guidelines.
