An increase in COVID-19 transmission rates across Europe over the last two weeks combined with low levels of vaccination in some countries are "deeply worrying," the head of WHO in Europe, Hans Kluge, told a news briefing on Monday. 

"Last week, there was an 11 percent increase in the number of deaths in the region - one reliable projection is expecting 236,000 deaths in Europe, by December 1," Kluge said. 

(With input from Reuters and AFP)