Global pandemic activity shows no sign of slowing, with the first case detected in Syria's Al Hol refugee camp, cases accelerating in former European hot spots, and spread increasing in countries like Cuba that have previously kept cases low.The global COVID-19 total today topped 24.5 million and is now at 24,563,380, with 833,466 deaths reported, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.COVID-19 detected at Syrian refugee campThe first COVID-19 case has been detected in northern Syria's Al Hol refugee camp, the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean office (WHO EMRO) said yesterday on Twitter.