In the latest global COVID-19 developments, the fatality count passed the 700,000 mark as the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the deployment of a surge team to South Africa, the continent's hardest-hit country, and Australian health officials took more steps to limit spread from its hot spot in Victoria state.The global total today topped 18.5 million and is now at 18,635,877 cases, with 702,903 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.Surge team heads for South AfricaIn Africa, cases are nearing the 1 million mark, and the WHO today announced it was sending a surge team to South Africa.
In a statement, it said the first part of a 43-member multidisciplinary expert team is due to arrive today.One member is David