미국-유럽 쌍끌이…전세계 코로나 2차유행 본격화<br /><br />Our top story this morning.<br />The entire world has been hit hard by a second wave of COVID-19.<br />In fact, some countries are shattering their single day highs on an almost daily basis.<br />As the numbers continues to spike,... health experts are continuing to stress the importance of wearing face masks.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports.<br />The world is facing an even worse second wave of COVID-19 infections than the initial outbreak earlier this year.<br />Leading the number of cases is the United States,... which reached an all-time high seven-day average of 68-thousand-767 on Sunday.<br />The previous record was slightly over 67-thousand in July.<br />The week was also marked by two of the worst days since the pandemic began,... with more than 83-thousand cases on Friday and Saturday.<br />Europe has also seen a massive uptick,... with infections rising for more than 90 days, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control.<br />Spain and France each surpassed one million cumulative cases last week and a number of others, including Italy, Germany and the Czech Republic, are experiencing record numbers.<br />While new regulations and social distancing rules are being introduced in European countries,... many Asian countries are loosening their measures.<br />Health experts say the global resurgence hasn't been as bad in Asia,... as many people in these countries use face masks on a regular basis.<br />It cited India,... which at one point in September reported over 100-thousand cases on a single day.<br />It saw its numbers in October dip to the 40 to 50 thousand range.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.<br /><br />
