The number of coronavirus cases in the world has reached 20 million. The total number of global coronavirus deaths stands at 733,103, according to experts at Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre, whose aggregated tally has become the main reference for monitoring the disease.
The UK has 313,390 cases according to the university, putting it 12th on the list, just behind Spain. The US has suffered the most deaths at 163,331, while there have been 101,000 in Brazil, 52,000 in Mexico, 46,611 in the UK and more than 44,000 in India.
It comes after the World Health Organisation said the global death toll from Covid-19 will surpass 750,000 this week. The grim milestones come as the global health body praised the UK and France for