Coronavirus: global death toll passes the two million mark

The global death toll from Covid-19 surpassed two million on Friday, with the World Health Organization (WHO) urging mass vaccinations as the pandemic progresses at a record pace.As of Friday, at least 2,000,066 people worldwide had been confirmed dead of the virus that first emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, according to an AFP tally.The grim milestone came as US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said shipments of its vaccines would slow for a period in late January – a blow to fledgling…

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