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The Pandemic's Big Mystery: How Deadly Is the Coronavirus?

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 5 July 2020.

More than 500,000 people worldwide have lost their lives to the coronavirus, yet scientists are still grappling with a fundamental question: how deadly is the virus?

Published on July 5, 2020, the pandemic's high mortality rate has left researchers scrambling to understand the virus's true lethality.

According to experts, the challenge lies in the virus's unpredictable behavior and the varying severity of symptoms among those infected.

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