The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has neared 47 million globally with 1.2 million fatalities on Monday, according to the latest tally from Worldomeers, report agencies.
The death toll from Covid-19 in the world reached 1,207,108 while the total caseload surpassed 46,971,170 as of Monday.
The US has registered 230,967 deaths with 9,201,500 infections - both the highest in the world.
India comes in second place in terms of cases (8,184,082), while the country's death toll soared to 122,111.
Brazil currently ranks second in terms of Covid-19 deaths, behind the United States, and third in the number of cases, after the US and India.
Report from Geneva adds: The World Health Organization chief said late Sunday that he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19, but stressed he had no symptoms.
"I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for #COVID19," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet.
"I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days, in line with @WHO protocols, and work from home," he added.
Europe is seeing a drastic resurgence of Covid-19 cases, forcing countries to reimpose restrictions in a bid to curb further spread of the virus.
But Europe's second coronavirus lockdown is less strict and disruptive than the one seen in spring, at least for now.
This should translate into a less severe hit to economic growth, although long-terms costs are accumulating.
The following compares the two lockdowns and their effect on regular life, business activity, employment and corporate zombification.
Mortality rates have dropped compared to the spring but infection numbers are two to three times as high in many countries, pushing health systems to their limits.
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