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Why is it so hard to calculate how many people will die from covid-19?

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Why is it so hard to calculate how many people will die from covid-19?

It might seem confusing that estimates of number of fatalities caused by the new coronavirus range widely, but that's because there is no one fixed death rate

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UK chancellor chancellor Rishi Sunak

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Budget 2020: UK pledges cash to tackle coronavirus and climate change

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Coronavirus testing in the US has been hampered by multiple problems

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Coronavirus testing in the US has been hampered by multiple problems

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Moroccan health workers scan passengers arriving from Italy

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We don't know why so few covid-19 cases have been reported in Africa

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Empty road in Milan

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Italy on full lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus

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Coronavirus: Risk of death rises with age, diabetes and heart disease

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Coronavirus: Risk of death rises with age, diabetes and heart disease

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Robot and medical staff

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Coronavirus: Hospital ward staffed entirely by robots opens in China

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Covid-19 testing

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Coronavirus: How do I get tested and how does the test work?

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Covid-19 detection kit

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Coronavirus: Are there two strains and is one more deadly?

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Our fight against climate change could help us rein in coronavirus too

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Our fight against climate change could help us rein in coronavirus too

The world's response to the growing covid-19 outbreak has surprising parallels with efforts to limit global warming, including transferable lessons

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China has shut all of its wild animal markets – it was long overdue

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Coronavirus: Concerns as UK delays release of new case locations

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We were warned – so why couldn’t we prevent the coronavirus outbreak?

Analysis

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How badly prepared is the world for a coronavirus pandemic?

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