We're all stuck at home. That is, if everyone lived in the United States. Many countries have dealt with COVID-19 much more efficiently than the US. From allowing US citizens to come home without quarantining them to mass protests against lockdown, America has made some bad decisions focused around the coronavirus pandemic. Let's take a look at some stats.
Just under a third of worldwide cases are in the US, while we have merely 5% of the world's population. Russia, Spain, and Brazil are the only other countries comprising more than 5% of the world's positive cases. Additionally, the United States is the only country with over half a million cases. Well over 1,580,000 people have tested positive in the United States, with Russia being second with around 300,000 people. China, the country from which the outbreak originated, is 13th in total cases and fourth in Asia. They are 162nd in cases per 1 million but don't have many tests. China has under 5,000 current cases, compared to over a million in the US. The US is twelfth in cases per 1 million people, but 35th in tests per 1 million. The only glimpse of hope for America is that we're first in recovered cases. Let's ensure that number grows and the number of new cases shrinks by practicing social distancing and staying home. Of course, these numbers are always updating and without ample testing, we can't know for sure, but they're very worrying. The United States will have a harder and longer time recovering from the pandemic than most other countries. Summary
“Coronavirus Cases:” Worldometer, www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/.
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