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WHO expert explains why COVID-19 has affected some regions more than others

The Western Pacific region is home to a quarter of the world’s population. But as of June 21, the country had recorded just 2. 4% of the world’s coronavirus cases and 1. 6% of deaths. NHK World asked Matthew Griffith, a member of the World Health Organization. The Organization’s Western Pacific COVID-19 Team, why Asia experienced the beginning of the pandemic, but the worst.

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