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The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has warned of the high number of new infections with the Coronavirus among the elderly in Europe, amid the second wave of the pandemic in the old continent.
CNN quoted the center as saying in its latest report that at least 13 European countries have witnessed high infection rates among people aged 65 and over, which raises concern because they are more likely to end up in hospitals except that they face a higher risk of death. .
During the summer months, the European continent witnessed the emergence of cases, which were mostly among young people who visited restaurants, bars and other public places, and as soon as the virus spreads among young people, it begins to spread to the older and more vulnerable age groups.
According to the World Health Organization, about 88 percent of all deaths in Europe have been among the age group over 65 years since late August.
According to the latest data available from the British Ministry of Health, the number of people over the age of 60 who tested positive for the virus in the country has quadrupled compared to early September.
In France, the number of new infections among people aged 65 and over has tripled in just six weeks, according to the French Health Agency.
Many major French cities, including Paris and Toulouse, imposed a curfew from 9 pm to 6 am, and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a new set of tight restrictions today after the country recorded new records of injured people for the fifth consecutive day.