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Coronavirus cases cross 2 million globally, doubled in just 12 days

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The exponential rise in the number of cases of novel Coronavirus infection seemed to continue, with the total number of cases crossing the 2 million on Wednesday, data from John Hopkins University’s live tracker showed.

Globally, the number of covid-19 cases doubled in just 12 days, indicating that the disease continued to spread despite stringent lockdown measures globally.

In contrast, it had taken over four months for the disease to infect 1 million people earlier this month. Since the outbreak started in December in Wuhan, China, the fatal respiratory pandemic has killed 128,886 people globally, even as 501, 758 people recovered from it.

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