WHO = World Health Organization released a report on the number of newly infected people with the new coronavirus on the 27th.
By the 24th of this month, the number of new infections per week in Japan is about 970,000, which is the highest in the world.
WHO has released a new report on the 27th, summarizing the situation of the number of new infections of the new coronavirus worldwide.
According to this, the number of new infections per week by the 24th of this month was 6,607,653 worldwide, a decrease of 3% from the previous week.
The number of new infections has declined slightly worldwide, but has been on the rise in East Asia, with Mongolia increasing about 7 times and South Korea 80% compared to the previous week.
In addition, Japan has increased by 73%, and the number of newly infected people is 690,068, which is the highest in the world.
On the other hand, the number of people in the United States decreased by 3% to 860,97, and that in Germany decreased by 16% to 565,518.
The WHO says there are differences in the information received from each country, and the actual number of infected people may be even higher.
WHO still calls for thorough infection control measures, saying that the Omicron strains "BA.4" and "BA.5" are the mainstream in the world.