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number of corona19 confirmed cases around the world is increasing rapidly.
In the United States, more than 100,000 people are confirmed each day, and the bed is saturating, and the spread of Italy is not very serious.
This is Park Ha-jung.
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number of new corona19 confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 100,000 on the 10th day.
According to the statistics of Johns Hopkins University in the United States, 153,000 confirmed cases per day came out, the highest since the statistics were written.
The cumulative confirmed cases exceeded 15 million.
CNN reports that 85% of critically ill beds in Colorado are saturated and there are no remaining beds in Utah.
A university research institute predicted that by mid-January next year, the death toll could reach 2,200 per day. In addition to canceling the Thanksgiving holiday, there were also recommendations to leave the house only when necessary.
[Rory Lightfoot/Chicago Mayor: This is literally a matter of life and death.
If we break these regulations in any way, we will take action immediately.] The
situation in Europe is also worsening.
The number of daily confirmed cases in Italy also surpassed 40,000 for the first time since February.
In one hospital, an elderly patient in her 80s was found dead from a heart attack in a bathroom while waiting for treatment.
[Enrico Storti/Italian Regional Hospital Intensive Care Unit Director: Over 800 critically ill beds were filled with Corona 19 patients.
It is a completely different situation from the past, and unfortunately, (the number of confirmed cases) is an increasing part of the curve.] In
Japan, the number of new confirmed cases reached 1,700 per day, breaking the record. There are also concerns that it may collapse.