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Notes
1. A 2018 source estimates that more than 2 million journal articles are published annually. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20180905095203579
2. This was the figure for ‘confirmed deaths’ as of 23 August 2020. https://ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths