[20220114]IF11635_欧洲、2019冠状病毒疾病和美国关系.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated January 14, 2022Europe, COVID-19, and U.S. RelationsCOVID-19 in Europe Like most of the rest of the world, European governments and the European Union (EU) have struggled to manage the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. European leaders have characterized the pandemic as Europes biggest challenge since the Second World War, with potentially far-reaching political, social, and economic consequences beyond the public health impact. Members of Congress may be interested in COVID-19s implications for U.S. relations with Europe, including in NATO and with the EU, and in how the pandemic might alter certain U.S.-European dynamics, especially vis-vis China. Statistics Europe has experienced several waves of the pandemic since its onset in early 2020. As of January 14, 2022, about 84.2 million confirmed COVID-19 infections and nearly 1.1 million deaths had been reported across the 27-member EU, the United Kingdom (UK), Norway, and Switzerland (out of a combined population of roughly 527 million). As seen in Table 1, the pandemic has significantly affected countries in both Western and Central Europe. Table 1. COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in E