WHO says worst of pandemic ‘yet to come’: Coronavirus latest

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  • Global coronavirus cases now exceed 10 million and more than half a million people have died from the respiratory disease, COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States accounts for about a quarter of all deaths.
  • Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases have passed the 200,000 mark after 3,602 new infections were reported on Sunday.
  • The US health secretary Alex Azar has warned the “window is closing” for decisive action to curb the virus as cases there surge.
  • The Australian state of Victoria has found 75 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours – the highest daily count in two months. Its top health official says the number is “absolutely concerning”.

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