The World Health Organisation says the combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of COVID-19 cases.
This comes after the US and countries across Europe reported record new cases.
France reported Europe's highest ever daily figure for the second day in a row, at 208,000 cases.
And the US has reported a record average of 265,427 cases a day over the last week, according to Johns Hopkins.
Denmark, Portugal, the UK and Australia have all also reported record-breaking figures.
[Source: BBC]
