Global coronavirus cases were expected to pass 30 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing.
Around the world, there have been almost 1 million deaths, considered a lagging indicator given the two-week incubation period of the virus. That has well exceeded the upper range of 290,000 to 650,000 annual deaths linked to influenza.
The South Asian nation, the world’s second most populous country, has been reporting more new daily cases than the United States since mid-August and accounts for just over 16 percent of global known cases. It took 18 days for global cases to surge from 25 million to more than 30 million. It took 20 days for the world to go from 20 million to 25 million and 19 days to go from 15 million to 20 million.
US President Donald Trump has said his country could have a vaccine ready for distribution before the US election on Nov. 3, while a Chinese health official this week said China may have a vaccine ready for public use as early as November.
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