No letup in pandemic pace

With US nearing 6m cases amid global total of 25m, many countries stiffen responses

WASHINGTON－The United States neared 6 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the planet's total, as nations around the world battle to contain the raging pandemic.

Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million, as countries tightened restrictions to halt the health crisis that has upended life for most of humanity.

A million additional cases have been detected globally roughly every four days since mid-July, according to a tally by Agence France-Presse, with India on Sunday setting the record for the highest single-day rise in cases with 78,761.