World coronavirus deaths pass 750,000

File: A health worker collects swab samples for COVID-19 coronavirus in Kolkata.PARIS - The total number of people killed by the novel coronavirus around the world passed 750,000 on Thursday, with some countries toughening control measures as caseloads once again creep up.

"As with our first outbreak, things will get worse before they get better," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a televised address. "We are stepping up propaganda activities as required by the maximum emergency system," said Jon Gyong Hui, a chief doctor at the railway station in capital Pyongyang.

Europe's powerhouse Germany saw bleak news from two economic giants - conglomerate Thyssenkrupp reporting second-quarter losses of 678-million euros and tour operator TUI losing 1.4-billion euros over the same period. "We must prioritise children's learning. This means making sure that schools are safe to reopen," said UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore.Pharmaceutical companies and health authorities are still locked in a race to produce a vaccine or any effective treatment for the virus.

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