"Tricky moment" for Europe as schools reopen, but not a driver of COVID-19 - WHO

FILE PHOTO: Students and teachers wear protective face masks while keeping social distance as schools re-open after summer holidays and the lockdown due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Karl-Rehbein high school in Hanau, Germany, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

GENEVA/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe is entering a "tricky moment" with the new school year, and while classrooms have not played a major role in spreading coronavirus, there is growing evidence of youth infecting others at social gatherings, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

Throughout the summer, countries on the continent have recorded higher numbers of COVID-19 infections among young people, Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, told a news briefing.