More than 136,000 coronavirus cases were reported worldwide on Sunday, "the most in a single day so far," World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday.
Three-quarters of those cases were in 10 countries, primarily in South Asia and the Americas. Europe is seeing some improvement, Tedros said, and leaders there must stay on top of things, as "the biggest threat now is complacency."
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