EU states should act now before winter COVID waves strike, official says

EU member states should start preparing now for a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in autumn and winter, the bloc's health chief said on Monday, saying there had been a 'worrying increase' in outbreaks. European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides also warned there was no room for complacency, saying the pandemic was not over. 'Unfortunately the pandemic has shown a worrying increase in several countries,' she told Cyprus state radio.