The global death toll from the new coronavirus has surpassed 800,000, according to an AFP count on Saturday, with numerous countries ramping up restrictions in an effort to battle an eruption of new cases.
Western Europe, particularly Spain, Italy Germany and France, has been enduring infection levels not seen in many months, sparking fears of a fully-fledged second wave.
The surging numbers come after the UN health agency said Friday that the world should be able to rein in the pandemic in less than two years. " utilising the available tools to the maximum and hoping that we can have additional tools like vaccines, I think we can finish it in a shorter time than the 1918 flu."
"We are at a very precarious stage where we could see the beginning of a nationwide second wave," Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said at a press briefing. The Americas have borne the brunt of the virus in health terms, accounting for more than half of the world's fatalities. New daily U.S. cases have been dropping sharply for weeks -- but experts are unsure if Americans will have the discipline to bring the epidemic under control.
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