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5 graphs that show how the world suddenly changed when covid-19 hit
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Charts and data have been vital to understanding the spread of the coronavirus
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As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, the world was stunned and transformed as we came to understand just how vulnerable society is to a deadly virus. These five charts highlight just some of these changes, and show how close things are to returning to “normal.”