23 April 2020

Covid-19: Why is America’s death toll so high? | The Economist


Let's get away from all the constant stream of major American mainstream media Mumbo Jumbo for just a few minutes of welcome relief from just a couple of easy-to-understand segments from The Economist.There are a number of links to more News analysis SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes covid-19, is an unobtrusive piece of biological machinery. It spreads parasitically through the respiratory tracts of human beings, often without provoking symptoms in those who carry it. Yet for some, particularly the old, it is deadly. This combination of properties make the pandemic both dangerous and difficult to stop. As of April 22nd it had killed 182,000 people.
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