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| Covid-19: Global deaths may hit two million before vaccine in use - WHO | |
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| The global coronavirus death toll could hit two million before an effective vaccine is widely used, the World Health Organization has warned. | The global coronavirus death toll could hit two million before an effective vaccine is widely used, the World Health Organization has warned. |
| Mike Ryan, the WHO's emergencies head, said the figure could be even higher without concerted international action. | Mike Ryan, the WHO's emergencies head, said the figure could be even higher without concerted international action. |
| The number of Covid-19 deaths is fast approaching one million - nine months after the outbreak started in China. | The number of Covid-19 deaths is fast approaching one million - nine months after the outbreak started in China. |
| Mr Ryan also urged Europeans to ask themselves whether they had done enough to avoid the need for lockdowns. | Mr Ryan also urged Europeans to ask themselves whether they had done enough to avoid the need for lockdowns. |
| He questioned whether all the alternatives had been implemented, like testing and tracing, quarantine, isolation, social distancing, wearing masks and hand-washing. | He questioned whether all the alternatives had been implemented, like testing and tracing, quarantine, isolation, social distancing, wearing masks and hand-washing. |
| Earlier, Spain's capital Madrid brought another eight districts under tougher coronavirus restrictions, which now affect a million people in the city. | Earlier, Spain's capital Madrid brought another eight districts under tougher coronavirus restrictions, which now affect a million people in the city. |
| In France, staff from bars and restaurants in the southern city Marseille protested against the closure of their workplaces which was brought in on Saturday. | In France, staff from bars and restaurants in the southern city Marseille protested against the closure of their workplaces which was brought in on Saturday. |
| And in the UK, tougher restrictions were announced in several regions as new daily infections rise. | And in the UK, tougher restrictions were announced in several regions as new daily infections rise. |