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Global infections rising at 'worrying rate', says WHO
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-56769560(snip)
Posted at 7:35
Global infections rising at 'worrying rate', says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that Covid cases around the world are continuing to increase at a "worrying rate".
"Globally, the number of new cases per week has nearly doubled over the past two months," WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells reporters.
He says he is "very concerned" about a surge in coronavirus cases in Papua New Guinea, warning that it could lead to "a much larger epidemic".
"Papa New Guinea is a perfect example of why vaccine equity is so important," Tedros says.
The country has so far reported more than 9,300 Covid-19 cases and 82 coronavirus-related deaths.
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He says that some countries which had previously avoided widespread transmission are now seeing steep increases in infections.
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