Kathmandu : The Coronavirus epidemic is growing rapidly worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
About 2 million people have been infected with the coronavirus (Covid-19) in the past week, according to the organization. According to the latest figures from the WHO, 1 million 98 thousand 897 people have been infected between September 13 and 20.
According to the United Nations Health Organization, the number of infected people worldwide has risen by 6% in one week, the highest rate since the onset of the epidemic.
As of Tuesday, more than 31.5 million people had been infected with Covid-19 worldwide and the death toll had risen to more than 969 thousand 700, according to the WHO.