Bangladesh, Oct. 27 -- Europe is an epicenter of COVID-19 right now, but it can bring the transmission under control again, hopefully without going into national lockdowns, experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

According to Dr. Michael Ryan, executive director of WHO Health Emergencies Program, last week 46 percent of all the global cases and nearly one third of all deaths were from the European region.

"There's no question that the European region is an epicenter for disease right now," he said at a press briefing, urging that countries need to get ahead and stay ahead of the virus, which may require a much more comprehensive nature of measures, such as restricting movement and staying-at-home orders.

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