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Bloomberg: As virus deaths grow, two rich nations keep fatality below 0.1%

Published May 6, 2020. Updated May 6 at 5:59 am

A woman, wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, rides a bicycle along a pathway in Singapore on March 18, 2020.

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As the global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic exceeds 250,000, two tiny nations stand out with the lowest fatality rates among countries who are experiencing major outbreaks. In Qatar and Singapore, the death toll is less than 0.1% of reported infections.