Global virus infections hit record highs in swelling pandemicBrazil has more than 60,000 virus deathsLOS ANGELES - Global coronavirus infections have hit record highs as the United States and Brazil battle the world's deadliest outbreaks while new clusters around the planet test fragile gains in containing the disease. The pandemic is accelerating with more than half of the world's infections over the past half year recorded in June alone, according to the World Heath Organization. And the past week has seen new highs with cases topping "160,000 on every single day," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. In the worst-hit United States new infections soared past 50,000 for the first time on Wednesday in a new grim milestone. Indigenous people across Latin America have been hit hard by the disease due to weakened immune systems and centuries of state neglect.

Source: Bangkok Post July 02, 2020 15:22 UTC