Funeral workers in Hong Kong wear personal protective equipment as they seal up the coffin of a coronavirus victim
(Picture: REUTERS)Nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double the official death toll of six million, the World Health Organisation has announced.
In a report released on Thursday, the UN agency’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the figure as “sobering,” saying it should prompt countries to invest more in their capacities to quell future health emergencies.
