Coronavirus update: Global case tally nears 26 million and experts are alarmed that U.S. will not join WHO-backed effort on vaccine
September 02, 2020 at 10:52 AM EDT
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 worldwide edged closer to 26 million on Wednesday, as experts sounded the alarm on the Trump administration’s decision not to work with an international effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine that is backed by the World Health Organization.