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Andy Meek
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- The latest coronavirus update out of Europe, as bad as the recent headlines might sound, arguably obscure that there's a bright spot which might not be readily apparent from the news coverage.
- Doctors are actually getting a lot better at treating patients, in terms of both keeping them alive but also helping them to avoid the most severe COVID-19 cases.
- This news comes as the number of coronavirus cases in many European countries is on the upswing again.
The latest coronavirus update out of Europe is as grim, in its own way, as the news is stateside. The virus is flaring up to a worrisome degree again in places like the UK and France. The UK, in fact, in recent days instituted a new three-tier lockdown system, announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, that puts the country into traffic light-style medium, high, and very high alert areas, with an increased level of restrictions depending on the category.
This comes amid related news out of Europe, including the pronouncement on Monday from the UK's chief scientific advisor Patrick Vallance that no vaccine is likely to completely eradicate COVID-19. “We can’t be certain, but I think it’s unlikely we will end up with a truly sterilizing vaccine, (that is) something that completely stops infection, and it’s likely this disease will circulate and be endemic, that’s my best assessment,” Vallance told the National Security Strategy Committee in London, per CNBC. Even so, the news out of Europe is not all bad, even in spite of the coronavirus resurgence.
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