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Global COVID-19 deaths pass 70,000; more nations emerge as hot spots

By iopac on April 6, 2020

Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsApr 06, 2020The WHO worries that the use of medical masks in the general population could further shrink the supply for health workers.

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