Newsweek - USA (2020-03-20)

MARCH 27, 2020

BY THE NUMBERS

SOURCES: STANDARD & POORS, WJAPAN TIMES, UN.ORG, JOHNS HOPKINS CSSE, HISTORY.COM, SCIENTIFICAMERICAN.COM, HISTORYTODAY.COM, UNAIDSHO, MEDSCAPE, NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, NIELSON.COM, TWITTER, CDC,

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The highest

mortality rates

of recorded

epidemics—certain

outbreaks of Ebola

have been this

deadly, as well as

untreated HIV/AIDS

11.5%

The percentage that
the S&P 500 plunged
at news of COVID-19’s
spread, the biggest
single-week (February
24-28) loss since the
2008 recession

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219  Ơ Increase

in medical mask

sales in the U.S.

in mid-February,

compared to the

same time last

year. In response,

the U.S. Surgeon

General tweeted,

“Seriously people—

STOP BUYING

MASKS!”

$ 570

billion

Estimated worldwide

annual cost of a

moderately severe

to severe

pandemic

Pandemics

Since the beginning of humanity, highly contagious

diseases have sporadically broken out and

ravaged the population. Now, with faster and more

frequent travel, diseases can spread more rapidly

across continents and even worldwide. As the

WHO ponders classifying the fast-moving novel

coronavirus COVID-19 a global pandemic, here’s

a look at some stats that show how pandemics

can spread and their impact. —Sarah Dreher

 6 Ơ The

number of

hours it takes

for a disease

to spread

from a remote

village to

major cities

on every

continent

-15%

0%

-10%

-5%