⁍ A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the pandemic, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

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⁍ Countries including Italy, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine and Czech Republic reported record daily increases in the number of infections.

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– The death toll from coronavirus, a respiratory illness related to the common cold, has risen to more than 90,000 worldwide, with the vast majority of cases in the Middle East and Europe, the BBC reports. According to Reuters, the Middle East has seen three times the number of cases as it did at this time last year. In Iran, the death toll has risen to more than 30,000, making it the world’s worst country for coronavirus cases. The Middle East is the only region in the world where the illness is present in the population, but it is spreading rapidly to other parts of the world. The Middle East is the only region in the world where the illness is present in the population, but it is spreading rapidly to other parts of the world. The Middle East is the only region in the world where the illness is present in the population, but it is spreading rapidly to other parts of the world. The Middle East is the only region in the world where the illness is present in the population, but it is spreading rapidly to other parts of the world. The Middle East is the only region in the world where the illness is present in the population, but it is spreading rapidly to other parts of the world.