COVID-19: Update
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The World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 emergency committee met yesterday to review the latest pandemic developments, and the WHO’s director-general yesterday accepted the group’s recommendation that the event still warrants a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations.
The global total rose to 3,329,740 cases yesterday in 187 countries, and at least 237,647 people have died from their infections, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.