Robb Butler, executive director of the World Health Organization's European office, said about Robb Butler, executive director of the World Health Organization's European office, said about 160,000 lives in Europe could be saved in the COVID-19 pandemic if masks were worn by 95% of the population.
"Only 48% of the population in the European region uses masks. The moment that rate rises - if it rises - there will be a reduction in cases and a reduction in deaths," Butler told Sky News. If 95% of the population used masks, he said, "about 160,000 lives would be saved," according to the projection.
Butler noted that 45 to 47 percent of the entire European population is currently unvaccinated against the coronavirus. "Let me be absolutely clear: The majority of people in intensive care units today are not vaccinated," he added. Earlier, Hans Kluge, head of WHO Europe, said that more than half a million people could die in the European region from COVID-19 by February 2022 if not enough vaccination is achieved and people continue to ignore the call to wear masks. lives in Europe could be saved in the COVID-19 pandemic if masks were worn by 95% of the population.
"Only 48% of the population in the European region uses masks. The moment that rate rises - if it rises - there will be a reduction in cases and a reduction in deaths," Butler told Sky News. If 95% of the population used masks, he said, "about 160,000 lives would be saved," according to the projection.
Butler noted that 45 to 47 percent of the entire European population is currently unvaccinated against the coronavirus. "Let me be absolutely clear: The majority of people in intensive care units today are not vaccinated," he added. Earlier, Hans Kluge, head of WHO Europe, said that more than half a million people could die in the European region from COVID-19 by February 2022 if not enough vaccination is achieved and people continue to ignore the call to wear masks.
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