Global report: largest daily rise in Covid-19 cases prompts WHO warning
by Luke Harding, Sam Jones in Madrid and Kim Willsher from on (#53Q6Y)
Infection rates in Latin America growing rapidly as lockdowns ease in Europe
The World Health Organization gave a stark warning on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over, after 106,000 new cases were recorded worldwide over the past 24 hours - the most in a single day so far.
Speaking in Geneva, the WHO's director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the virus was spreading in poorer countries, just as wealthier nations were emerging from lockdown.
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