WHO "대부분 지역서 코로나19 확산속도 다소 주춤"<br /><br />The World Health Organization's latest weekly update on the COVID-19 situation worldwide shows there's been an overall decrease in the number of infections.<br />However, it indicates the virus may be spreading to other regions.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports.<br />The WHO has released its latest weekly epidemiological data,... gathered from August 17th to the 23rd,... showing some mixed signs regarding the infection rates worldwide.<br />The data reveals over 1-point-7 million new COVID-19 cases and 39-thousand new deaths were reported to the WHO over that the period,... which is a 4-percent decrease in cases but a 5-percent increase in deaths compared to the previous week.<br />While a decrease in weekly cases were reported in most parts of the world,... SouthEast Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean region showed an increase of 4-percent each.<br />In the U.S., virus numbers have spread to the Midwest,... with a spike in cases in Ohio, Missouri, Wisconsin and Illinois.<br />According to the Wall Street Journal,... the weekly change in COVID-19 cases in these regions has been higher in rural regions,... as outbreaks are linked to social events rather than workplace exposure or living situations.<br />European countries which have been hit hard,... are beginning to see a resurgence,... with Germany and Spain seeing their highest number of infections since April.<br />In response,... Germany may soon ditch its localized COVID-19 measures,... and begin national measures.<br />With the second most infections in the world,... Brazil has so far reported over 3-point-6 million cases,... and more than 115-thousand deaths.<br />In addition,... Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son has tested positive,... becoming the fourth member of the president's direct family to be infected.<br />Japan is also seeing numbers jump back up,... as the nation reported 716 cases on Tuesday,... after seeing new cases slow during the past week.<br />With resurgences being reported,... health authorities around the world fear the pandemic is far from over.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.<br />
