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Title:
Pandemic Risk
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COVID-19 came as a shock to many. However, the fragility of the global health system has been well understood by experts for many years.

No less than Bill Gates talks very coherently about the dangers of epidemics in this 2015 Ted Talk.

This infographic shows that the world has a long history of dealing pandemics. (Click on the image for a full-screen version)
Pandemic Infographic

At the time of writing COVID-19 remains a live pandemic. The figure of 4.7k death shown on this chart is already well out of date. For the latest facts and figures about COVID-19, see:

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