More than 40.24m cases have been confirmed globally, with experts warning that a third wave in the US is likely Youth.cn Source: Associated Press According to real-time statistics from Worldometer website, as of 6:30 am On October 19, Beijing time, a total of 4,0243,940 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide, with a total of 1,117,893 deaths, and more than …