A health worker in Personal Protective Equipment suit collects a swab sample from a man to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus at the department of medical research in Yangon on October 8, 2020.GENEVA - The northern hemisphere is facing a crucial moment in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said Friday, with too many countries witnessing an exponential increase in coronavirus cases.
"Too many countries are seeing an exponential increase in Covid-19 cases and that is now leading to hospitals and intensive care units running close to or above capacity -- and we're still only in October.The novel coronavirus has infected nearly 42 million people and killed at least 1.1 million since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP.
"We're not only seeing increases in case numbers in many cities across Europe; the capacity for ICU is going to be reached in the coming weeks," she said.
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