The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the globe has surpassed 30 million, according to figures by America's Johns Hopkins University.

Africa has recorded more than a million confirmed cases. 

Available data shows that more than 940,000 have died with Covid-19 since the outbreak began in China late last year.

The worst-hit nations are the US, India, and Brazil, but there is a renewed spike in infections across Europe according to BBC. 

Many northern hemisphere countries are now bracing for a second wave of the pandemic as winter approaches.