The number of new coronavirus cases has dropped for seven weeks in a row - the longest decline since the start of the pandemic, according to the head of the World Health Organization
There were 2,655,782 coronavirus cases reported in the most recent week, according to the WHO, the lowest since about mid-February.
"There are enough doses of vaccine to drive down transmission and save many lives if they're used in the right places for the right people," said Dr Tedros.
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