World Health Organization has warned the public that the COVID-19 infections are likely to pass 10 million mark by the end of this week.

This was announced by Director-General of WHO Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday. Novel Coronavirus is still rampant in several regions of the world as the tally of COVID-19 cases has already passed 9.5 million. More than 485,000 people have succumbed to the viral disease.

WHO chief said that the world is facing a shortage of oxygen concentrators as coronavirus infections climb by about 1 million per week. He said:

"One of the most effective ways of saving lives from COVID-19 is providing oxygen to patients who need it. WHO estimates that at the current rate of around 1 million new cases a week, the world needs about 620,000 cubic meters of oxygen a day, which is nearly 88,000 large cylinders."

UN health body appealed to the world to be cautious while resuming their outdoor activities as lockdown is being lifted everywhere. According to WHO, Latin America and USA are especially seeing a surge in cases these days. India is also the other place where the number of infections is increasing at a rapid pace.