In its weekly snapshot of COVID-19 activity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said cases fell for the second week in a row, mainly in the highest-burden countries, but it warned that the pattern masks sharp rises in other countries in some regions.Meanwhile, the world's level of deaths, often a lagging indicator, stayed about the same as the previous week.
And more countries reported detections of variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.Amid global drop, new spikes in the Americas and EuropeIn its weekly situation report, the WHO said cases declined 15% from last week.
The largest drops were in the European and African regions. Of the five countries reporting the highest number of cases, all had drops except for France,