People stand on graffiti to draw awareness to social distancing at a temporary market set up at a bus stand during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19, in Chennai, India on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Globally the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has exceeded 1.5 million, reaching 1,521,252, according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures undated Friday afternoon.

The global death toll from the disease has passed the 90,000 mark, standing at 92,798.