Coronavirus data shows which countries have it under control. What did they do right?
ABCSee how coronavirus is spreading around the world — and what lessons we can take from the countries beating the virus. Growth in known cases in every country of the world, over time However, because outbreaks in each country started at different points in time, it's difficult to compare exactly how, say, Australia's growth rate compares to China's in the early days of its outbreak. Growth in known cases in key countries, over time And now, let's change it so that we start tracking cases day-by-day from the moment when each country hit 100 cases. Growth in known cases in Australia, doubling roughly every three days But after an initial spread, which saw the cases doubling close to every three days, Australia appears to be beginning to control the virus. Growth in both South Korea and Italy Italy reported its first coronavirus cases on January 31, two weeks after the first case in South Korea.