The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded its highest ever daily rise in coronavirus cases. Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday there had been 106,000 new cases in the past 24 hours.
He used the figures to warn people the pandemic is far from being nearly over. Dr Tedros also expressed concern about the rising infections in low and middle-income nations.
He said: "In the last 24 hours, there have been 106,000 cases reported to WHO – the most in a single day since the outbreak began. "Almost two-thirds of these cases were reported in just four countries." The total number of cases around the world is now approaching 5million, with over 300,000 deaths so far.