All EU countries pass COVID-19 peak except Poland, Sweden: report

WARSAW. KAZINFORM - The first wave of COVID-19 infection has passed its peak in all European Union (EU) countries except Poland and Sweden, the Polish Press Agency reported Friday, citing the latest EU report.

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The report, issued by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), said that thanks to restrictions, the EU countries managed to reduce the number of COVID-19 infections by 80 percent in comparison with the peak of the pandemic.

However, the report said that the incidence rate of COVID-19 in Poland and Sweden is now at the highest level yet observed.

In EU countries, the current 14-day incidence rate is below 20 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, while Sweden is the only country whose rate is above 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the report.

Source: Xinhua