World passes 4 million COVID-19 deaths as Asia battles fresh outbreaks


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[Huawei cars] World passes 4 million COVID-19 deaths as Asia battles fresh outbreaks Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) – More than four million people have now died of Covid-19 infections, the WHO said on Wednesday, as many richer nations prepared to loosen restrictions even as countries in Asia battle surging infections. Indonesia has become a global hotspot, with hospitals having to turn away patients, authorities forced to import oxygen supplies and a record 1,040 deaths reported on Wednesday. “The world is at a perilous point in this pandemic,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, calling the four-million figure an underestimate of the...