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Covid curve queried, false positives, and the Queen’s head

More or Less: Behind the Stats

English - September 23, 2020 08:30 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 740 ratings
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A scary government graph this week showed what would happen if coronavirus cases doubled every seven days. But is that what’s happening? There’s much confusion about how many Covid test results are false positives - we explain all. Plus, do coffee and pregnancy mix? And the Queen, Mao, and Gandhi go head to head: who is on the most stamps and coins?