<span style="color: #222222;">World Health Organization said yesterday it was deeply concerned about the near-exponential escalation of the new coronavirus pandemic. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The number of deaths have doubled in a week and confirmed cases crossed one million mark.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged citizens around the globe to stand together to fight COVID-19, as he braced for the millionth confirmed case. </span><br />