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
Air pollution linked to 15 percent of coronavirus deaths: study
Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to 15 percent of Covid-19 deaths globally, according to research that highlights the health risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions
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...).
World failed to learn SARS lessons for coronavirus fight: experts
The coronavirus outbreak has exposed a lack of global research on ways to combat the spread of infectious diseases, experts say
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