The World Health Organization said Wednesday it had registered a new daily record number of COVID-19 cases as it quickly neared the
The UN agency’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that on Tuesday, there were “106,000 cases reported to WHO — the most in a single day since the outbreak began” in December.
The new figures come after states around the world have been dramatically ramping up their testing programmes.“We still have a long way to go in this pandemic,” Tedros told a virtual press conference as his agency warned of rising infection figures in poorer countries. Tedros added: “We’re very concerned about the rising numbers of cases in low- and middle-income countries.”– WHO studying Trump letter -The WHO’s annual gathering of member states agreed Tuesday to an independent probe into the UN agency’s coronavirus response amid mounting US criticism over its handling of the pandemic.
Pressed on the ultimatum, Tedros said only: “We have received the letter and we are looking into it.”
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