Something “very strange” is currently taking place in Europe amid its second wave of coronavirus infections, according to Sky News host Andrew Bolt.
He said in France there has been a huge second wave of infections, “bigger than the first one ... but no increase in deaths”. “Which is strange”. Mr Bolt said it is the same in many other European countries. He said in Britain there is a "big second wave of infections, but not a second wave of deaths, or not yet”.
“Now there's been some research which might give a clue about this,” he said. Mr Bolt spoke with infectious diseases expert Dr Soo Aleman. Associate Professor at Karolinska University Hospital, Dr Aleman discussed recent research undertaken in Sweden concerning the virus and the rates of potential immunity among the populace.
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