Reaction: world responds as global coronavirus cases pass 5 million

Latin America emerging as new front line in the battle to control outbreak

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Latin America emerging as new front line in the battle to control outbreak
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The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has passed five million following the largest daily increase in reported infections since the outbreak began.

After emerging in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, Covid-19 has now reached every continent on the planet, killing more than 328,000 people and peaking in the US, which has recorded almost 1.6m cases, according to latest figures.

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