What Germany is doing right to fight the coronavirus
Germany, the most populated country in the European Union, has one of the lowest coronavirus death rates. It has 24% fewer confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita than the U.S.
Germany has one of the lowest coronavirus case fatality rates. While 50 out of every 1,000 people with confirmed infections in the U.S. have died, in Germany it’s only 26 per 1,000.
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