The World Health Organization voiced alarm Wednesday that registered Covid cases are once again rising globally, despite testing levels having dropped significantly.
GENEVA, Switzerland — After falling for weeks, reported Covid cases rose globally by eight percent last week, with more than 11 million cases and over 43,000 new deaths registered, WHO said.Case numbers in the region have been rising since the end of December and the Western Pacific has now overtaken Europe as the global hotspot for detected new cases, with 5.02 million, compared to 4.99 million in Europe.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus agreed, warning that the lack of visibility due to reduced testing meant “the cases we are seeing are just the tip of the iceberg.”
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