The vast majority of the world’s approximately 200 countries have declared at least a single case of COVID-19 since it first emerged in Wuhan, China, late last year.

ImpactHK founder and CEO Jeff Rotmeyer (C) crosses a street after handing out supplies of face masks, hand sanitisers, food and drinks to the homeless and people in need in Hong Kong on March 28, 2020. Isaac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images

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