World Health Organisation reports drop in new coronavirus infections

The figures were released in the health agency’s weekly update (Heng Sinith/AP)

Some four million coronavirus cases were reported globally last week, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), marking the first major drop in new infections in more than two months.

The UN health agency said, in its weekly update, that every region in the world had seen a fall in Covid-19 cases compared to the previous week.