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Fig. 1.3 Region-wise COVID-19 new cases per week in the world. Source Authors, data from [35]
The AMRO has also recorded the highest number of death due to COVID-19 with
0.29 million till 17 July 2020 followed by EURO and EMRO with 0.21 million and
0.03 million, respectively (Fig. 1.4). The exponential increase led to more fatalities
as the AMRO was not able to check on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during the
initial 14 weeks. As a consequence of which, the total number of deaths in the AMRO
is increasing linearly. On the other hand, EURO has recorded the maximum number
Fig. 1.4 Region-wise cumulative death in the world. Source Authors, data from [35]
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Fig. 1.3 Region-wise COVID-19 new cases per week in the world. Source Authors, data from [35]
The AMRO has also recorded the highest number of death due to COVID-19 with
0.29 million till 17 July 2020 followed by EURO and EMRO with 0.21 million and
0.03 million, respectively (Fig. 1.4). The exponential increase led to more fatalities
as the AMRO was not able to check on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during the
initial 14 weeks. As a consequence of which, the total number of deaths in the AMRO
is increasing linearly. On the other hand, EURO has recorded the maximum number
Fig. 1.4 Region-wise cumulative death in the world. Source Authors, data from [35]