A summary of the latest world news on the pandemic.
The head of the World Health Organisation says the coronavirus pandemic is"accelerating"and that more than 150,000 cases have been reported within 24 hours - the highest single-day number so far.
About one in 20 NSW children have been found to be at risk of significant harm of maltreatment and abuse by the time they turn one,research shows.
More than 7 million people have been reported infected with the coronavirus globally and over 400,000 have died.
Australia is backing the regional offices of the World Health Organisation while criticising Geneva amid new revelations about its mishandling of the coronavirus.
Chinese authorities withheld publication of the genetic map of the virus for more than a week after government labs had decoded it,frustrating WHO officials.
Newly released papers show routine testing and tracing of contacts was stopped Britain's systems were struggling to deal with a handful of cases.
The World Health Organisation has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns.
The historic motion was adopted at the World Health Assembly with no objections after China joined at the last minute as a co-sponsor.
In a fiery letter to Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,Trump demanded that agency demonstrate"independence from China"over the next 30 days or he would cut them off forever.
We still don't know the origins of the virus that has infected more than four million people and killed more than 300,000. If we are to avoid another pandemic,an independent investigation is a good place to start.