The World Health Organization also warned the pandemic was accelerating in Africa. Brazil on Thursday passed two grim milestones: 40,000 Covid-19 deaths and some 800,000 coronavirus cases. In the wider Latin America region the death toll has 70,000 deaths. Europe's borders with the world beyond will open gradually in countries where the pandemic is considered under control. The United States, which has the world's highest number of deaths and infections, saw cases surge past two million.

Source: Daily Nation June 12, 2020 01:52 UTC