EU Raises COVID-19 Risk Level from 'Moderate' to 'High'
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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has raised the risk level of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) from 'moderate' to 'high'.
On the 2nd (local time), according to AFP and other news agencies, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, the executive branch of the EU, announced this upgrade, explaining that "it means the virus continues to spread."
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As Italy, the country with the largest COVID-19 outbreak in Europe, approaches 2,000 cumulative confirmed cases, other European countries are also seeing an increase in confirmed cases.
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