Covid-19 compared with other deadly viruses
The global death toll from Covid-19, which has passed five million, is already far worse than most other viral epidemics of the 20th and 21st centuries
Congo welcomes EU Humanitarian Air Bridge aid to tackle pandemic
The European Union has offered Congo Humanitarian Air Bridge aid to help the country battle against the multiple pandemics it is currently facing.
Contagious diseases compared
How contagious is Covid-19 compared to other diseases? This graphic illustrates the number of people which are infected on average by a person suffering from a disease (e.g. measles, influenza, Ebola...).
20th century pandemics more deadly than today’s epidemics
Before the emergence of the new coronavirus, which has caused global alarm, other epidemics struck earlier this century but were less deadly than the previous century's pandemics