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WHO Warns of COVID-19 Spikes in Europe, Americas

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   Daily cases of COVID-19 have reached record highs around the world,
   particularly in Europe and the Americas, the World Health Organization
   said Friday.

   WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a briefing
   in Geneva that record-high numbers of cases were reported in each of
   the last four days.

   "We must remember that this is an uneven pandemic," said Ghebreyesus.
   "Countries have responded differently, and countries have been affected
   differently. Almost 70% of all cases reported globally last week were
   from 10 countries, and almost half of all cases were from just three
   countries."

   The United States had more new infections over a 24-hour period than
   any other country, with 63,610, increasing the country's total Friday
   to a world-leading 8.03 million, according to the Johns Hopkins
   University Coronavirus Resource Center.

   The U.S. also maintained its global lead in COVID-19 fatalities, with
   Hopkins reporting 820 new deaths, increasing the country's total Friday
   to at least 218,000 dead.

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