Glasgow second biggest Covid hotspot in Europe, according to WHO

Glasgow is the second biggest Covid-19 hotspot in Europe, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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According to its most recent data, only Lanarkshire has a higher Covid rate than the Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS board area.

The information shows a huge spike in cases.

Glasgow came ahead of Kosovo, Montenegro and Israel, rounding off the top five areas with the highest rates.

It comes just after we revealed that Covid cases had risen in 132 of Glasgow’s 136 neighbourhoods, with a drop in cases in just two areas.

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