Prognosis
Vaccine Speed No Match for Covid Wave Sweeping East Europe
- Countries across region report records for cases, deaths
- Czech infections growing 10 times faster than in Germany
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Eastern Europe is struggling to contain a growing wave of coronavirus infections as the spread outpaces vaccinations.
The Czech Republic is suffering the most, with infections rising more than 10 times faster than in Germany, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Slovakia, Hungary and Poland are experiencing the most severe outbreaks in months. The Czechs lead the world in deaths per population, followed by the U.K. and Hungary, which recently overtook Italy, according to Johns Hopkins University data.