In the U.N. health agency's weekly pandemic report, WHO said there were more than 12 million new coronavirus infections last week. The number of new COVID-19 deaths fell 8% to about 67,000 worldwide, the first time that weekly deaths have fallen since early January.
1.28 million have coronavirus, but separate figures suggest number of daily infections has declined 14%
Victoria has declared a state of disaster and imposed new lockdown measures after a surge in coronavirus infections.
Authorities in Spain have pointed out that for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak more people are being diagnosed as cured than those falling sick, the Associated Press reports.
