A medical worker moves a patient suspected of being infected with the highly infectious coronavirus at a hospital outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, October 15. The number of confirmed coronavirus patients across the planet has passed 40 million. The milestone was passed early Monday according to Johns Hopkins University, which collates reporting from around the world. The actual figure is likely to be far higher, as testing has been variable, and many people have had no symptoms.-AP

Source: The Standard October 19, 2020 09:35 UTC