The confirmed global coronavirus cases neared 24 million on Wednesday, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

Following reports in Hong Kong that a man had contracted coronavirus for a second time after an interval of more than four months, the UN health agency said the likely possibility of reinfection is slim.

Scientists at the University of Hong Kong claim that they have found the first evidence of someone being reinfected with coronavirus that causes COVID-19.