New Delhi (NVI): Nearly 11.8 million people around the world have now been diagnosed with COVID-19, and more than 5,43,000 have died, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying its severity.
In Brazil, the total number of cases have exceeded 1.6 million while the death toll is nearing 67,000 in the country.
In the US, tally of infected cases is nearing 3 million while the total number of fatalities have surpassed 1,31,000 in the country.
In addition to this, The United States has officially notified the UN secretary-general of the country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization.
Meanwhile, Israel’s public health director has quit amid a spike in new coronavirus cases, saying the country had been too hasty to reopen its economy and had lost its way in dealing with the pandemic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease passes between people.
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