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Opening remarks at the UN today come ahead of tomorrow's US-led online global summit to rally more support for the response.

As global cases top 220 million, surges continue in Southeast Asia and Oceania.

With 754 new cases, Australia reports its highest daily total of the pandemic, and Japan hit a record of almost 24,000 new cases.

Data suggest that, during the pandemic, at least 20% have had depression or anxiety.

The WHO projects that, at the current pace, global cases could reach 200 million in the next 2 weeks.

Much of the increase in cases is led by the more transmissible Delta variant, which has now been detected in 111 nations.

WHO officials said variant spread could outpace vaccines, even in countries with high vaccine coverage.

Life expectancy at birth dropped an estimated 1.3 years in 2020 and 1.8 years in early 2021 owing to COVID.

Twelve African nations battle surges, and Brazil records a daily high in COVID-19 cases.