Italy avoids second wave of covid, but the crisis does not end 3:03
London (CNN) -
At first glance, the picture doesn't look too bleak.
While reported COVID-19 cases are reaching record levels in a 'second wave' in Europe, deaths are still well below their peak, in April.
But experts warn that the signs point to more tragedies in winter.
Hospitals in Europe are now better equipped to treat COVID-19.
Measures such as physical distancing and the use of masks have become the norm and the latest spread of the infection has been mainly among younger people, who are less likely to die if they contract the virus.
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However, it is getting cold and flu season is approaching.
Covid-19 infections are spreading to older populations and there are signs that people are getting tired of complying with the restrictions.
"Obviously, we don't have any way to stop COVID-19 from moving, apart from confinements or physical distancing measures, etc., we don't have a vaccine yet," Michael Head, senior researcher at Global Health, told CNN. at the University of Southampton, in England.
While deaths are not expected to reach the levels seen in the first wave, Head added: “We will see a large spread of cases, we will see many hospitalizations and a great burden on our health service.
"There will also be a large number of deaths," said the researcher.
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