CNBC reports that the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped more than 1.6 million as deaths rose to more than 97,000, a tally from Johns Hopkins University shows. 

President Donald Trump threatened to pull the Republican convention out of North Carolina if the governor’s coronavirus restrictions impose a limit on the number of people who can be in attendance in August.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu announced that the agency is temporarily suspending its trial of hydroxycholoroquine, the drug backed by Trump to combat the deadly coronavirus, over safety concerns. 

Meanwhile, in Southeast Asia, Singapore slashed its growth forecast for the third time this year. 

Global cases: More than 5.4 million

Global deaths: More than 346,200