REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File PhotoGlobal cases surpassed 9 million on Monday, with the United States, China and other hard-hit countries also reporting new outbreaksCoronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time, with “worrying increases” in Latin America, especially Brazil, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. The world recorded more than 183,000 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the most in a single day since the outbreak started in December, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “Some of that increase may be attributed to increased testing ... And certainly, countries like India are testing more. Ryan said he thought there had been “great upticks” in cases in a number of US states. The WHO has been criticized by some member states, especially the United States, which says it was too weak, too slow and too “China-centric” in tackling the disease at the outset.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 23, 2020 02:26 UTC