The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed a record increase in the number of coronavirus infections in a week, which follows from its report.
Over the past week, the number of people infected worldwide has increased by 4.07 million. The number of fatalities amounted to almost 68 thousand, which is 11 percent more than in the previous week.
Experts noted that the rate of spread of infection has slowed down, which is especially noticeable in Europe (which at the same time maintains leadership in terms of growth) and Southeast Asia. It is emphasized that in Africa the number of cases is growing relatively slowly.
Earlier, the director of the WHO health emergencies program, Michael Ryan, suggested that the coronavirus began to spread around the world after infecting several zero patients. He added that there is no doubt about the natural origin of the virus. However, the version of the first transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from a bat has not yet been proven.
