More than four million people have now died of Covid-19 infections, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, but added that the true death toll of the pandemic was likely higher. Many richer nations are preparing to loosen lockdown restrictions even as countries in Asia battle surging infections. We have just passed the tragic milestone of four million recorded Covid-19 deaths, which likely underestimates the overall toll,' WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference. There have been more than 184,100,000 cases across the world since the pandemic began. It said Tuesday its global appeal for funding for coronavirus vaccines, treatments, diagnostics and equipment was still $16.8billion short - almost half its total needs.

Source: Daily Mail July 07, 2021 15:05 UTC