The World Health Organization announced on the 12th that more than 218 million new crown infections have been reported in the organization’s European jurisdictions, including more than 2 million deaths. The WHO Regional Office for Europe said in a statement that it was a “sad milestone”. Despite recent declines in new infections in the region, the number of cases remains high and the novel coronavirus remains a deadly virus, especially for the unvaccinated and weakened populations, the statement said.