More than 15 million cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially reported worldwide, of which more than half in the United States and in Latin America, according to a count taken by AFP from official sources on Wednesday at 16: 00 GMT.

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The pandemic continues to accelerate, and many countries are forced to strengthen their measures. In less than five days, one million new cases have been identified in the world. And since a week, more than 230,000 cases are daily in average announced. The number of infections known has doubled since June 11.