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Coronavirus: Global deaths exceed 175,000
22 April 2020
At least 177,445 people have died in the coronavirus pandemic so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. There are more than 2.5 million confirmed cases worldwide.
According to The Guardian, the US is the country hardest hit by the virus, with 788,000 confirmed cases and more than 42,000 deaths. The UK has more than 125,000 cases and more than 16,500 deaths.
David Beasley, executive director of the UN’s food relief agency - The World Food Programme - told The Guardian that urgent action must be taken to prevent widespread famines across more than 30 countries in the developing world, pushing at least 265million people to the brink of starvation.
He said the COVID-19 pandemic has “taken us to uncharted territory,' adding that there was a short time to act before hundreds of millions starve.
"We are looking at widespread famines of biblical proportions.”
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