BRUSSELS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission
proposed on Wednesday a series of new measures to fight the
COVID-19 pandemic in the European Union, saying the new spike in
infections on the continent was "alarming".
As Europe again becomes the world's epicentre of the
pandemic, the EU executive urged the 27 EU governments to do
more and in a more coordinated fashion against the virus.
"The relaxation of applied measures during the summer months
was not always accompanied by steps to build up sufficient
response capacity," the Commission warned in a statement.
To better trace the spread of infections, Brussels said EU
governments should coordinate their testing strategies and make
a larger use of rapid antigen tests, despite the global supply
for these kits is now tightening.
It warned the "current shortfalls in testing capacity"
required swift action.
(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio @fraguarascio)
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