The number of global coronavirus cases has risen to over 12 million. That's three times the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organization.
Covid-19 has killed more than half a million people in seven months. The first case was reported in China in early January and it took 149 days to hit 6 million cases.
It has taken less than a third of that time - just 39 days - to double to 12 million cases. Many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns put in place to slow the spread of the virus.
Others, such as China and Australia, are implementing another round of shutdowns in response to a resurgence in infections. The disease is spreading the fastest in Latin America - and the Americas account