전 세계 확진자 2백만 명 넘어...인도•브라질 확산세<br /><br />Over two million people around the world have been infected by COVID-19.<br />The grim milestone comes just ten days since the number reached one million.<br />There are concerns that countries like India and Brazil,... where the lack of medical care is a serious issue,... will spark a fresh surge in the numbers.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports.<br />As the world fights to contain COVID-19,... many countries are enforcing strict lockdowns on their populations.<br />This includes India,... which has implemented some of the toughest lockdowns,... forcing people out of work,... and off the streets.<br />As the Indian government issued an extension to the nationwide lockdown,... a massive protest erupted in Mumbai,... as many of the nation's poor are desperate to resume work.<br />However, many experts say without the strict lockdown,... the country, which lacks proper medical facilities,... would have seen a massive uptick in cases and deaths.<br />Brazil has seen the most confirmed cases in South America,... with more than 28-thousand infections,... and the death toll approaching 2-thousand.<br />Two Brazilian state governors have tested positive,... sparking panic in South America's most populous country.<br />Despite having tested just 60-thousand patients,... 720-thousand testing kits have arrived from South Korea,... and more testing is expected.<br />With infections continuing to tick up,... many countries have decided to extend their quarantine measures.<br />Mexico is extending its social distancing measures for another month to the end of May,... predicting that the pandemic will peak in Mexico in about three weeks.<br />The U.K. is extending its nationwide lockdown for at least another three weeks,... as stand-in leader Dominic Raab said on Thursday that relaxing any of the current measures would risk both public health and the economy.<br />However,... some countries have decided to gradually lift lockdown measures,... to kickstart their respective economies.<br />This includes Poland,... which will slowly lift its measures,... starting with restrictions on shops,... as it prepares to hold its presidential election by post on May 10th.<br />Switzerland's Health Minister Alain Berset is set to outline a three-stage plan to start a gradual opening of businesses and schools,... which have now been shut for a month.<br />While some nations start easing lockdowns,... other parts of the world are seeing a surge in infections,... leaving researchers scrambling for a vaccine.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.<br />
