FOX News: To avoid next surge of deaths, EU summit plans for spread of coronavirus variants across Europe 

Some 400,000 EU citizens have died from COVID-19-related causes since the start of the pandemic 

Worried about a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths in the coming months, European Union leaders assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday. 

Expressing great concern about the virus’ mutations, the 27 leaders looked at further border restrictions like limits on all non-essential travel, better tracking of mutations and improving coordination of lockdowns, anxious another surge of deaths across the EU was imminent. 

Some 400,000 EU citizens have died from COVID-19-related causes since the start of the pandemic.

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WNU Editor: Covid-19 variants that are immune to the current vaccines is the nightmare scenario. If this happens I shudder not only on the human costs, but the economic costs would be enormous. 

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