Comparing COVID-19 Statistics of United States of America and Italy

Compare And Contrast a Disease Between Two Countries
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Compare And Contrast a Disease Between Two Countries
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic caught the world by surprise. (Vinceti et al., 2021) indicate that the disease has presented several waves demonstrating its adverse impacts across the globe. It has affected countries differently depending on the nature and timeliness of response strategies applied. As a result, different nations report diverse statistics about the disease, as illustrated in the WHO website. The U.S. and Italy are the two nations with comparable and contrasting statistics about this disease.
The prevalence rates indicate that both the U.S. and Italy were significantly affected by the pandemic. It triggered widespread disruption of regular routines in the nations, leading to lockdowns. Since January 2020, Italy has reported approximately 4,865,260 positive coronavirus cases with a mortality rate of 132,819 (WHO, n.d., a). Within the last day, Italy recorded about 5,144 incidents as of 17...