Spiraling infections grip low-vaccination parts of Europe
ABC News
Central and Eastern Europe is seeing spiraling coronavirus cases
ZAGREB, Croatia -- Central and Eastern Europe grappled with spiraling coronavirus cases on Thursday with several countries hitting new daily records in the regions, which have lower vaccination rates than the rest of the continent.
Ukraine, Croatia, Slovenia and Slovakia reported their highest ever numbers of daily cases, while other countries registered the most infections in months.
Most Central and Eastern European countries have vaccinated about half of their populations or less, which is lower than the European Union average of some 75%.
Anti-virus restrictions have also varied as governments sought to boost vaccination rates rather than reimpose lockdowns and other strict measures that are widely unpopular and could hurt the economy.
