Global coronavirus cases exceed 15 million – Reuters tally
Sydney, Australia/London, UKReuters Global coronavirus infections surged past 15 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic gathering pace even as countries remain divided in their response to the crisis. In the United States, which has the highest number of cases in the world with 3.91 million infections, President Donald Trump warned: […]
WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 228,000
Reuters The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday, with the total rising by 228,102 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. The previous WHO record for new cases was 212,326 on 4th July. Deaths […]
Global coronavirus infections pass four million – latest
Reuters More than 4.03 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 277,092 have died, according to a Reuters tally, as of 15:17 GMT on Sunday. EUROPE• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus lockdown will not end yet, urging people to “stay alert” to the risks as […]
Australia says true coronavirus infections could be as high as 10 million cases
Sydney, AustraliaReuters As many as 10 million people globally may have been infected by the new coronavirus, Australia’s chief medical officer said on Friday, with the under-reporting due to a lack of testing in some countries for the highly contagious respiratory disease. A Reuters tally of offical data on Friday pegged the number of COVID-19 […]
UN wants more urgency in AIDS fight as gains and funding fade
LondonReuters The global fight against AIDS is stalling due to lower investment, marginalised communities missing vital health services, and new HIV infections rising in some parts, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. More than half of all new HIV infections in 2018 were among sex workers, drug users, men who have sex with men, transgender […]