With over 400,000 deaths and more than 25 million cases, the United States appears to be the worst hit nation in the world when it comes to Covid-19.
But a closer look at the figures reveals that while they are the most affected in terms of the total numbers, they are far from being the worst on a per capita or any other basis.
The Quicky tries to make sense of all the data, to discover which countries have really been hardest hit by the Coronavirus pandemic.
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CREDITS
Host/Producer: Claire Murphy
Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane
Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri
Guests:
Epidemiologist and Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University Dr Jennifer Nuzzo
World Health Organisation Spokesperson Dr Margaret Harris
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