About 87% of the European cases were reported in Romania, which had the highest notification rate, at 1,610.7 cases per 1,000,000 population, followed by Austria (59.5), Belgium (44.9) and Ireland (39.6).
Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed the text of a legally binding treaty designed to better tackle future pandemics.
The pact is meant to avoid the disorganisation and competition for resources seen during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Key elements include the rapid sharing of data about new diseases, to ensure scientists and pharmaceutical companies can work more quickly to develop treatments and vaccines.
LONDON, April 6 (Reuters) - Cuts to aid budgets are threatening to undermine years of progress in reducing the number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth, and could lead to a rise in deaths, the United Nations has warned.