전세계 코로나19 누적 확진자 900만명 돌파<br /><br />The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has topped nine million.<br />Almost half of the states in the U.S. reported a rise in new cases compared to the week before... and China is ramping up efforts to contain an outbreak in Beijing.<br />Our Kim Jae-hee has this report.<br />Global COVID-19 infections surpassed nine million on Monday.<br />And a tally by AFP shows more than a million new cases have been reported in the past week,... raising concerns that the virus may be spreading faster.<br />Half of the world's total infections are from the U.S. and Europe.<br />By country, the U.S. topped the list,... with around two-point-four million cases.<br />Brazil ranked second,... with around one-point-one million,... followed by Russia and India.<br />According to CNN,... almost half of all states in the U.S. reported a rise in new COVID-19 cases compared to the previous week.<br />Some states are considering tougher actions,... saying the virus is spreading at an unacceptable rate.<br />"COVID-19 remains a very fast spreading virus that will remain in Texas, the United States and across the entire world until treatments are available to mitigate it."<br />China is working to contain a recent cluster of infections in Beijing.<br />Chinese health authorities reported 22 new cases on Tuesday,... 13 of which were from Beijing.<br />A total of almost 250 infections have been reported in Beijing in the 12 days since the first case of this outbreak in Beijing was recorded on June 11th.<br />But some residents in Beijing don't seem too worried, saying that the outbreak is relatively small.<br />"I think it's under control. It should be fine. Because the number of cases is decreasing."<br />Meanwhile, India, the country with fourth highest number of cases,... has shown signs of improvement in containing the virus spread in its financial capital, Mumbai.<br />The BBC and local Indian media outlets have reported that the spread of infections has started to slow down in the densely populated Dharavi neighborhood which had been a coronavirus hotspot in Mumbai.<br />Kim Jae-hee, Arirang News.<br />
