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The COVID-19 pandemic appeared to be on downward trajectory in the U.S.,... yet the number of new daily cases continue to surge with that country reporting the biggest daily caseload on Wednesday at over 38-thousand.
The WHO predicts the worldwide increase to continue for some time.
Kim Bo-kyoung has more.
The United States continues to suffer from surges of COVID-19 infections with tens of thousands of new cases being reported daily.
According to the Washington Post,... around 38-thousand new cases were reported on Wednesday local time,... setting a record for new infections reported in a single day.
The three most-populous U.S. states California, Texas, and Florida in particular have experienced a recent surge in cases.
Meanwhile, states such as New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, have announced a mandatory 14-day quarantine for visitors from the hardest-hit states.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington has forecasted that nearly one-hundred-80-thousand people in the U.S. will have died from the virus by the first day of October this year.
IHME director, Christopher J. L. Murray, says that the U.S. will have to continue to grapple with the pandemic with some states opening up their economies.
He added that the number of infections is likely to increase by late August before intensifying in September,... and underlined the importance of wearing masks to reduce the risk of transmission.
Meanwhile,... the World Health Organization said on Wednesday...the pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down.
"We expect to reach a total of 10-million cases within the next week. This is a sober reminder that even as we continue research into vaccines and therapeutics, we have an urgent responsibility to do everything we can with the tools we have now to suppress transmission and save lives."
Executive Director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, Michael J. Ryan, added that situation in the Americas,... especially Latin America...has not yet reached its peak.
Kim Bo-kyoung, Arirang News.
