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Is the coronavirus getting less deadly or is treatment getting better? – Sydney Morning Herald
Countries hit by second waves are seeing huge numbers but lower death rates. Why? Are we just getting better at treating the virus, is it a bonus from mask wearing…
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When the dreaded second wave of coronavirus hit Italy, doctors noticed something odd. Cases were climbing again but deaths werent at least not in the numbers expected. On average, patients fronting up to hospitals didn’t seem as sick as those that had arrived months earlier. And they were younger.
These muted mortality rates began to puzzle doctors elsewhere across Europe too. Intensive care beds in Madrid did not fill up as fast. Germany’s…
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