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Different paths to the same destination: screening for Covid-19
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Over the course of the current Covid-19 crisis, the importance of reliable, accessible testing to screen for the disease has become increasingly apparent.
South Korea, where tests for the disease were made promptly and readily available when the outbreak first hit, has had a drastically lower death rate than counties which have responded less promptly.
Only 174 Covid-19 fatalities have been recorded in South Korea out of over 10,000 recorded cases, compared to 2,921 deaths in the UK out of nearly 34,000 recorded cases.
The has reported that the country can test over 20,000 people every day at 633 testing sites nationwide. The test sites, many of them drive-through, have been free to use, and results are provided by text within 24 hours.
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COVID-19
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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