With outbreaks gaining steam in many countries, the global COVID-19 total passed 200,000 reported cases today, and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a large international clinical trial to test five treatment regimens.As cases surged in Italy, France, Spain, and Germany, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said more than 80% of the world's cases are in two regions: the Western Pacific and Europe.
He said many countries are feeling overwhelmed. "We hear you. We know the tremendous difficulties you face and the enormous burden you’re under.
We understand the heart-wrenching choices you are having to make."The global total today is 214,894 from 156 countries, 8,732 of them fatal, according to the Johns Hopkins