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WHO’s regional data showed that only Europe recorded a rise in COVID-19 cases in the week that ended October 2, clocking an increase of 8 percent from the week before. ## Recommended Stories list of 4 items - list 1 of 4[Photos: Japan reopens its doors to tourists as COVID curbs lifted](https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/10/11/dream-come-true-japan-reopens-to-tourists) - list 2 of 4[Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/10/11/tourists-flock-to-japan-after-covid-restrictions-lifted) - list 3 of 4[Hong Kong shares dive to 11-year low as China touts ‘zero COVID’](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/10/11/hong-kong-shares-dive-to-11-year-low-as-china-touts-zero-covid) - list 4 of 4[Xi Jinping’s bid to extend rule puts ‘zero-COVID’ exit in focus](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/10/10/xis-bid-to-extend-rule-dampens-hopes-for-zero-covid-exit) end of list “Although we are not where we were one year ago, it is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is still not over,” the WHO’s Europe director, Hans Kluge, and the ECDC’s director, Andrea Ammon, said in a [joint statement](https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/working-together-towards-covid-19-and-seasonal-influenza-vaccinations-winter) on Wednesday “We are unfortunately seeing indicators rising again in Europe, suggesting that another wave of infections has begun,” they said.  #### This content is unavailable due to your cookie settings. To continue, please allow functional cookies from third-party platforms. Allow Manage cookie preferences The WHO and ECDC noted that millions of people across Europe have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19. They urged European countries to administer both flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of an expected surge in cases of seasonal influenza. “The potential co-circulation of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza will put vulnerable people at increased risk of severe illness and death, with the likelihood of increased pressure on both hospitals and healthcare workers, already exhausted from almost three years on the front lines of the pandemic,” they said. “There was no time to lose,” they said, adding that vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, people over 60 and those with co-morbidities, should get vaccinated against both influenza and the coronavirus. Last week a health official in France said the country had entered an [eighth wave](https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/frances-8th-wave-covid-is-gaining-intensity-health-official-2022-10-04/) of the virus. Advertisement “Yes, we are in this eighth wave,” said Brigitte Autran, who is a member of the government’s vaccination strategic board. “All the indicators are on the up.” ### Sign up for Al Jazeera #### Breaking News Alert protected by **reCAPTCHA** France’s COVID-19 figures published on October 3 showed that the seven-day average of daily new cases had reached 45,631, its highest level since August 2. The ECDC and WHO Europe issued their warning after WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in September that COVID-19 cases had [dropped dramatically](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/14/end-of-the-covid-19-is-in-sight-who-chief-says) in the week of September 4, hitting their lowest number since March 2020 when the pandemic began. He had said the “end is in sight”. Nevertheless, Tedros urged nations to keep up their efforts against the virus, which has killed more than six million people and infected more than 606 million worldwide. 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*UN agency’s regional data show only Europe with an increase in coronavirus cases in the week that ended October 2 as infections rose 8 percent from the week before.* A new wave of COVID-19 cases appears to be spreading in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) say. WHO’s regional data showed that only Europe recorded a rise in COVID-19 cases in the week that ended October 2, clocking an increase of 8 percent from the week before. ## Recommended Stories list of 4 items - list 1 of 4[Photos: Japan reopens its doors to tourists as COVID curbs lifted](https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/10/11/dream-come-true-japan-reopens-to-tourists) - list 2 of 4[Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/10/11/tourists-flock-to-japan-after-covid-restrictions-lifted) - list 3 of 4[Hong Kong shares dive to 11-year low as China touts ‘zero COVID’](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/10/11/hong-kong-shares-dive-to-11-year-low-as-china-touts-zero-covid) - list 4 of 4[Xi Jinping’s bid to extend rule puts ‘zero-COVID’ exit in focus](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/10/10/xis-bid-to-extend-rule-dampens-hopes-for-zero-covid-exit) end of list “Although we are not where we were one year ago, it is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is still not over,” the WHO’s Europe director, Hans Kluge, and the ECDC’s director, Andrea Ammon, said in a [joint statement](https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/working-together-towards-covid-19-and-seasonal-influenza-vaccinations-winter) on Wednesday “We are unfortunately seeing indicators rising again in Europe, suggesting that another wave of infections has begun,” they said. #### This content is unavailable due to your cookie settings. To continue, please allow functional cookies from third-party platforms. The WHO and ECDC noted that millions of people across Europe have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19. They urged European countries to administer both flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of an expected surge in cases of seasonal influenza. “The potential co-circulation of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza will put vulnerable people at increased risk of severe illness and death, with the likelihood of increased pressure on both hospitals and healthcare workers, already exhausted from almost three years on the front lines of the pandemic,” they said. “There was no time to lose,” they said, adding that vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, people over 60 and those with co-morbidities, should get vaccinated against both influenza and the coronavirus. Last week a health official in France said the country had entered an [eighth wave](https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/frances-8th-wave-covid-is-gaining-intensity-health-official-2022-10-04/) of the virus. “Yes, we are in this eighth wave,” said Brigitte Autran, who is a member of the government’s vaccination strategic board. “All the indicators are on the up.” Sign up for Al JazeeraBreaking News Alert France’s COVID-19 figures published on October 3 showed that the seven-day average of daily new cases had reached 45,631, its highest level since August 2. The ECDC and WHO Europe issued their warning after WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in September that COVID-19 cases had [dropped dramatically](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/14/end-of-the-covid-19-is-in-sight-who-chief-says) in the week of September 4, hitting their lowest number since March 2020 when the pandemic began. He had said the “end is in sight”. Nevertheless, Tedros urged nations to keep up their efforts against the virus, which has killed more than six million people and infected more than 606 million worldwide. Last month, the European Union’s drug agency said entirely [new COVID-19 variants](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/2/completely-new-covid-strains-possible-in-winter-eu-drug-agency) could emerge this winter, but existing vaccines should protect people from serious illness and death.