Data provided by the UN health agency showed that the highest number of new daily COVID-19 cases ever recorded came on 28 June, when more than 189,500 new cases were registered worldwide.
GENEVA - The global coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday, with the number of daily cases surging beyond 160,000 every day in the past week, a record.
Prior to 25 June, daily cases only surpassed 160,000 twice before, both in the preceding week, while daily cases did not pass the 100,000 mark until 18 May, the data showed. Countries that have implemented a wide range of measures, including contact tracing, isolation, physical distancing and mask wearing "have suppressed transmission and saved lives", he said.The UN health agency was therefore very concerned, he said, to see that a number of countries "have not used all the tools at their disposal and have taken a fragmented approach.
Tedros also highlighted that more than 1,000 scientists from around the world were this week taking part in discussions on the vast array of COVID-19-related research, including on the development of potential vaccines and treatments.
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