Over 15 million corona-infected individuals in the world The pace of increase further accelerated 4:23 on July 23

The total number of people infected with the new coronavirus worldwide has exceeded 15 million. The pace of increase in the number of infected people is even faster. According to a summary by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the total number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the world exceeded 150 million, 440,440 and 15 million at 3:00 am on the 23rd of Japan time. In addition, 610,000 people have died.

Since January 14, WHO = World Health Organization announced that a new type of coronavirus has been detected in patients with unexplained pneumonia, and the number of infected people has continued to increase outside of the first reported China. ..

The number of infected people reached 5 million on May 21, more than four months after the WHO's first announcement.

The number reached 10 million on June 28, and increased by 5 million in just over a month. Since then, the pace of growth has further accelerated to over 15 million in less than a month.

In particular, this month, the number of newly-reported daily infections reached a record high, and the number exceeded 150,000 on the 16th.

In the world, especially in the United States and Brazil, where the number of infected people is high, the infection has spread after resuming economic activity, and WHO Executive Secretary Tedros said on the 13th, “Many countries are heading in the wrong direction "The inconsistent messages from leaders undermine the credibility, the most important element of any measure," he warned, if things weren't done well, things would get worse.