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WHO says pandemic accelerating, warns of spike in deaths

WHO says pandemic accelerating, warns of spike in deaths
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Geneva, July 8: The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday warned that a spike in global deaths could be expected given the surge in cases over the last week. Dr Michael Ryan, emergencies chief of the WHO, said there was often a lag between the time it took for deaths to be reported after a increase in cases, as it takes time for the virus to run its course in patients. He also said the rise in cases was not due to widespread testing, but because the epidemic was “accelerating”.

The coronavirus has infected nearly 11.8 million people worldwide and killed over 500,000. The United States has the most number of infections, over three million, followed by Brazil (1.6 million), India (700,000) and Russia (600,000). (agencies)

 

 


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