전세계 코로나19 확진자 수 200만명, 사망자 수 12만명 육박<br /><br />The global number of COVID-19 cases is edging toward 2-million...with the death toll inching ever closer to 120-thousand.<br />The U.S. accounts for about 30 percent of all reported cases worldwide.<br />Some European countries are still being hit hard,... but others may be finally coming out the other side after a tough few months.<br />Kan Hyeong-woo reports.<br />The U.S. Navy reported on Monday the first death of a sailor assigned to the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.<br />Almost 600 sailors on the nuclear-powered carrier have tested positive for COVID-19...with 92 percent of the 48-hundred crew members tested so far.<br />According to the Associated Press,...more than 36-hundred deaths in the U.S. have been linked to outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.<br />It reported that the latest count is up from about 450 deaths just 10 days ago.<br />In Europe, some countries are still suffering the worst of COVID-19...while others are preparing to cautiously return to everyday life.<br />Italy's coronavirus death toll has surpassed the 20-thousand mark...becoming only the second country in the world after the U.S. to report the unwelcome milestone.<br />Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia must prepare for the worst-case scenario...after the country saw a record 25-hundred new coronavirus cases in just one day.<br />The UK and France are both extending their lockdown measures and their respective social distancing campaigns with the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths still on the rise.<br />"I'm very sorry to say that 11,329 people have now died from coronavirus, every one of them a tragedy...So please, continue to follow the advice, now more than ever to stay home, save lives and protect our NHS."<br />However,...Spain, one of the worst-affected countries in the region, has lifted some restrictions on economic activity...as the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths appears to be on the downtrend.<br />Germany is also considering gradually easing its own lockdown measures.<br />Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News.<br />
