Covid-19 deaths cross 'agonising' 1m milestone

The world's coronavirus death toll crosses one million, with the US, Brazil and India making up nearly half of the total, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The UN secretary general calls it a "mind-numbing" figure and "an agonising milestone"

But the number is likely to be much higher as testing rates in many countries remain low, with virus-related deaths not being recorded.

However, a World Health Organization spokeswoman said there was some good news - this virus was "suppressible"

Meanwhile, WHO has agreed on a deal to provide a test that can diagnose Covid-19 in minutes to low- and middle-income countries.

(Source: BBC)