Expect global COVID-19 deaths to cross 1 lakh a week very soon: WHO
Global deaths from COVID-19 are expected to top 1 lakh per week "very soon", from over 93,000 reported last week, the World Health Organization's (WHO) emergencies programme head Mike Ryan said. The Americas accounted for around 47% of current deaths, he added. Ryan also said, "Currently our epidemiological situation is dynamic and uneven, it's further complicated by variants."