Rapid tests mean entire cities can be tested to halt outbreaks Plan to expand shielding to over-50s prompts fury Supermarket workers facing torrent of 'mask rage' Boris Johnson urged to introduce German-style airport testing 'Rash' northern lockdown based on inaccurate data, says expert Sign up to The Telegraph Global Health Security bulletin The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide topped 18 million on Monday with the pandemic continuing to spread. Six months after the World Health Organisation declared a global emergency, the virus has killed more than 688,000 people since it first emerged in China late last year. Fresh clusters have been reported in countries that had previously brought their outbreaks under control - such as Australia - forcing governments to reimpose lockdown measures despite worries over further economic fallout. Some parts of the world are struggling with large outbreaks. Health authorities in South Africa reported that infections exceeded the half-million mark. Latin America and the Caribbean passed another milestone on Sunday as fatalities in the region climbed to more than 200,000. Iran - battling the Middle East's deadliest outbreak - reported its highest single-day infection count in nearly a month. With infections and deaths soaring, the UN health agency said the pandemic was likely to be protracted and warned of possible "response fatigue". "WHO continues to assess the global risk level of Covid-19 to be very high," the agency said, adding that the effects of the pandemic "will be felt for decades to come". Follow the latest coronavirus updates below.
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