<p>More than 1.3 million people have been killed by the novel coronavirus worldwide, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP.</p>.<p>In total, there have been at least 1,303,783 deaths for 53,380,442 declared cases of Covid-19, although experts say the official data is likely to capture only a fraction of the number of total infections and fatalities.</p>.<p>New cases and deaths are accelerating again as a second wave of infections strikes Europe and the United States.</p>.<p>Nearly one in five deaths occurred in the US (244,345), while Brazil was the next most affected country measured by deaths (164,737), then India (129,188), Mexico (97,624) and Britain (51,304).</p>.<p>The world celebrated news this week about major advances in the hunt for vaccines against the coronavirus, but a top WHO expert warned in an interview with AFP that disinformation and public distrust will render them useless against the pandemic.</p>
<p>More than 1.3 million people have been killed by the novel coronavirus worldwide, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP.</p>.<p>In total, there have been at least 1,303,783 deaths for 53,380,442 declared cases of Covid-19, although experts say the official data is likely to capture only a fraction of the number of total infections and fatalities.</p>.<p>New cases and deaths are accelerating again as a second wave of infections strikes Europe and the United States.</p>.<p>Nearly one in five deaths occurred in the US (244,345), while Brazil was the next most affected country measured by deaths (164,737), then India (129,188), Mexico (97,624) and Britain (51,304).</p>.<p>The world celebrated news this week about major advances in the hunt for vaccines against the coronavirus, but a top WHO expert warned in an interview with AFP that disinformation and public distrust will render them useless against the pandemic.</p>