Coronavirus update: Global case tally crosses 5.5 million as WHO warns of risk of ‘second peak’ in current infection wave
May 26, 2020 at 12:59 PM EDT
The global case tally from the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 climbed above 5.5 million on Tuesday, as the World Health Organization warned of the possibility of an immediate “second peak” in infections from the current wave, if countries and local governments ease measures to contain the spread too soon.