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When the novel coronavirus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, emerged from China, conspiracy theorists -- including a promine

But in most instances, the problem is really two old cognitive difficulties, numbers appear far more precise and concrete than they actually are and a number by itself has little meaning, it requires the context, often another number – ratios.

By Norman Fenton, Queen Mary University of London;

By Benjamin Neuman, Texas A&M University-Texarkana

By Dr. Matt Grawitch, Saint Louis University As we continue to wrestle with COVID-19, the world has become even more polarized than it was during the last election cycle.

Without a doubt, preparedness for future disasters is primary, but images of deserted streets and highways prompt another take.

Mark Twain famously said, "What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so."

Let’s begin with the data. The researchers used COVID-19 related deaths by county as compiled by Johns Hopkins.

There has been a lot of confusion in regard to possible treatments for COVID-19 and the timeline for the development and deployment of those treatments.

Taken from the UK's Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre - a table from their report, as of April 4th showing the COVID