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Covid-19 as a great equalizer: Reality or myth?

Celebrities across the world who contract the virus make instant headlines — but not the nameless millions of common people who continue to suffer from it.

And politicians, epidemiologists, business analysts, and specialist doctors who represent the face of the battle belong almost exclusively to the social elite. Analyses undertaken across various countries show that deprivation, income levels, housing, and sanitary conditions, has a clear link to the incidence of Covid-19 infection and deaths.