The tally of total cases positivr to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 across the world was at 8,113,679 by June 16, 2020 morning, according to private aggregator Worldometers.info.
World Health Organization chief Tedros A Ghebreyesus pointed out that while first 100,000 cases were spread over two months, now those many new cases were being recorded everyday.
The United States National Science Foundation and the British Antarctic Survey have cancelled field research in Antarctica this summer, the Science magazine reported.
India’s tally of total cases reached 343,091 June 15, according to the central health ministry.
It marked an addition of 10,997 new cases over 24 hours.
