The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said the exponential surge of coronavirus cases across the continent has warranted the restrictive measures being taken, calling them “absolutely necessary” to stop the pandemic.
Host Tonya Mosley speaks with NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley in France, which declared a public health state of emergency Wednesday.
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