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WHO warns of 'alarming rates of transmission' for Covid-19 in Europe

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The Director of the World Health Organisation's Europe Region Hans Kluge warns of "alarming" rates of Covid-19 transmission across Europe from the case numbers for September. SOUNDBITE

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