LONDON: New coronavirus cases fell 9 percent globally last week while deaths remained stable, according to the latest weekly assessment of the Covid-19 pandemic from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday.

The United Nations health agency said there were 6.5 million cases reported last week with more than 14,000 deaths. The number of new cases fell 35 percent in Europe but increased about 20 percent in the Western Pacific and 5 percent in Africa.

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