WHO director for Americas says 226,000 have died of COVID-19 in region
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) lift a patient that was identified to have coronavirus disease (COVID-19) into an ambulance while wearing protective gear, as the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in New York City, New York, U.S., March 26, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/STEFAN JEREMIAH)ByREUTERS