As cases soared higher in Europe and the United States—the world's two main hot spots—the global COVID-19 total today topped 52 million and kept countries that successfully battled the virus on guard for new clusters and spikes.Europe's situation worsensThe United Kingdom, a few days into its 1-month lockdown, reported a single-day record of more than 33,000 cases today.
In a new report today, Imperial College London said the UK's cases doubled during the month of October. Researchers also said prevalence increased across all age groups, not just younger people, who had the biggest burden of disease after the first lockdown was eased.Other European countries also reported record daily highs, including Ukraine, where President Volodymyr