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The number of people who have died worldwide in the Covid-19 pandemic
has surpassed three million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The milestone comes the day after the head of the World Health
Organization (WHO) warned the world was "approaching the highest rate of
infection" so far.
India - experiencing a second wave - recorded more than 230,000 new
cases on Saturday alone.
Almost 140 million cases have been recorded since the pandemic began.
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WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Friday that "cases and
deaths are continuing to increase at worrying rates".
He added that "globally, the number of new cases per week has nearly
doubled over the past two months".
A graphic noting the number of deaths and cases globally
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