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Coronavirus: a look at the numbers that matter

28 August 2020

1:34 PM

28 August 2020

1:34 PM

If there is one thing that has been missing from the public discussion on Covid-19 it’s a meaningful interpretation of the numbers.  

Day by day we are getting daily statistics involving the number of infections and fatalities. But in the broader context, what do they mean? In simple terms, exactly how lethal is coronavirus, and how big an impact is it having upon the health of the nation? 

As it happens, we don’t need to be either a doctor or an epidemiologist to answer this question.

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