New Delhi (NVI): More than 7.1 million people have now been confirmed to have the coronavirus with at least 4,05,000 people dying from the disease, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Meanwhile, Brazil reported 679 deaths from coronavirus and 15,654 new cases, taking the total number of cases to more than 7,00,000 and death toll to more than 37,000 in the country.
In the US, the total number of coronavirus cases have surpassed 1.95 million with around 1,10,000 fatalities recorded in the country.
The United Kingdom reported 55 new coronavirus-related deaths, the lowest since the lockdown was imposed on March 23. The death toll now stands at 40,597 and a total of 287,399 people have been infected so far.
Poland announced the closure of a dozen coal mines for three weeks starting from Tuesday in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus as miners account for 20 percent of reported cases.
In addition to this, the government in Abu Dhabi has extended by one week a ban introduced on June 2 that prohibits people from moving in and out of the emirate and travelling between its major cities.
Furthermore, World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronovirus, noting the global situation is worsening.
“More than six months into the pandemic this is not the time for any country to take its foot off the pedal,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an online briefing.
