Global coronavirus cases rise above 13 million, WHO sounds alarm – ZAWYA

Global coronavirus cases rise above 13 million, WHO sounds alarm – ZAWYA

Global coronavirus cases rise above 13 million, WHO sounds alarm | ZAWYA MENA Edition HomeLifeHealthArticleGlobal coronavirus cases rise above 13 million, WHO sounds alarm The number of cases is around triple that of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually    A woman covers boxes containing human remains before a prayer service at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, held to bless the ashes of Mexicans who have died during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but could not have a funeral Mass or burial, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., July 11, 2020. Coronavirus infections rose above 13 million across the world on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, climbing by one million in just five days in a pandemic that has killed more than half a million people.World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there would be no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future, with too many countries headed in the wrong direction."The virus remains public enemy number one," he told a virtual briefing from WHO headquarters in Geneva.World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there would be no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future, with too many countries headed in the wrong direction.Coronavirus