"봉쇄도 소용없다"… 미국•유럽 등 각국서 코로나 확진자 최다<br /><br />The global COVID-19 tally continues to spike,... with many countries in Europe and the U.S. witnessing new daily record-highs.<br />Countries like Italy are now suffering from a severe shortage of medical staff.<br />Kim Hyo-sun reports.<br />The novel coronavirus continues to spread rapidly worldwide,... with no signs of abating.<br />While the U.S. continues to grapple with a rapid spike in the number of new cases,... it's been found that at least 29 members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the outbreak earlier this year.<br />This comes as seven members of the U.S. House and Senate announced that they've contracted the virus during the past week.<br />To prevent the further spread of the virus throughout the nation,... the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Americans on Thursday not to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday.<br />Officials stressed that all members of the public need to redouble their efforts to keep a healthy distance, wash hands on a regular basis, and most importantly wear face masks.<br />Many European countries are also witnessing a rapid surge in cases.<br />Russia's total tally of COVID-19 infections exceeded the two-million-mark,... with daily infections and deaths hitting new highs.<br />Despite the rapid surge, Russian authorities have imposed strict rules for mask wearing,... instead of imposing lockdown restrictions across the country as they did earlier this year.<br />Amid the continued spread,... the head of the Greek Orthodox Church has been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19.<br />While Greece was able to contain the virus spread earlier this year,... the country is witnessing a significant jump in cases,... with over 3-thousand daily infections being confirmed on Wednesday.<br />Italy, which is one of the world's biggest COVID-19 hotspots,... witnessing over 34-thousand cases on Wednesday alone,... is suffering from a severe lack of medical staff.<br />Health authorities there have turned to NGOs to help by sending doctors and nurses,... saying that they do not have enough medics to treat patients.<br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.<br /><br /><br />
