WHO warns of 10 million coronavirus cases globally 'within the next week'

The total number of global COVID-19 cases has surpassed 9.3 million, according to data released by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The death toll now stands at 481,036.

The number of coronavirus cases around the world is set to reach 10 million "within the next week" World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned.

COVID-19 model projects nearly 180,000 U.S. deaths by Oct. 1

There are now at least 2,376,263 cases of coronavirus in the U.S. and at least 121,920 people have died in the country from the virus, according to data released by JHU.

Some states, including New York, are enacting new travel restrictions to try and curb the spread, while the  government said it's working with Europe to safely resume international travel. 

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington is forecasting nearly 180,000 in the United States will die by October 1. 

Researchers predicted that more than 179,000 people in the U.S. will die from the COVID-19 by the start of October. That number drops to just over 146,000 fatalities if at least 95 percent of people wear masks in public.

Total number of cases nears 1.2 million in Brazil

Brazil's health ministry recorded 42,725 new coronavirus cases in one day, as well as 1,185 new deaths resulting from the disease, the country's Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

The country has registered nearly 1.2 million cases since the pandemic began, while cumulative deaths total 53,830, according to the ministry.