Global weekly Covid cases dropped by 21%

Since the end of March, the number of new Covid cases and deaths have been declining, the WHO has said in its latest epidemiological update.

Some parts of SouthEast Asia and Africa have been witnessing a fresh spike, it underlines.

In the two years of pandemic, more than 500 million confirmed cases and over six million Covid deaths have been registered.

With the drop in cases bringing a slight relief, focus still remains on Germany, Italy and France and China where Shanghai and Beijing have been struggling to balance Covid surge and curbs.