WHO Expects Global Number of COVID-19 Cases to Reach 1Mln Soon

01 avril 2020 Printable Version

Geneva - The global number of COVID-19 cases will reach 1 million in the next few days, with 50,000 fatalities, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.

Countries across the world have confirmed slightly over 887,000 cases so far.

"Over the past 5 weeks, we have witnessed a near exponential growth in the number of new COVID19 cases, reaching almost every country, territory and area. The number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week. In the next few days we will reach 1 million confirmed COVID19 cases, and 50 thousand deaths," Tedros said at a briefing.