Just when we thought the worst might be over, the grip of coronavirus on the world has been tightening.
The World Health Organisation reports that we have just had a record day for infections globally, 308,000 cases, bringing the total to 30 million across 188 countries.
There is no point in dwelling on figures as they can be misleading, with all sorts of variations, but it is dispiriting.
Is it the second wave or the result of attempts to get back too soon to more normal living, essential, but obviously risky?
As with every aspect of this pandemic, there is uncertainty, but the surge is enough to make countries reintroduce restrictions and, well, hope for the best.
Among the worst affected is Latin America, while India has become second to the USA in the number of cases, but with an inexplicably low death toll.
Progress in European countries including Spain and France has again been interrupted by new restrictions.
The picture in Wales is slightly more hopeful with no deaths over the past thirteen days although there has been a recent increase in cases with 47 in Caerphilly county, where restrictions are in place.
Overall it is still a sombre picture.
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