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Why does Germany have such a low number of deaths from Covid-19?

Published: May 14, 2020, 2 a.m.

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To date, 7500 people have lost their lives in Germany in a population of 80 million. Other comparably sized European countries like the UK, France, Italy and Spain \\u2013 some with smaller populations have deaths far exceeding Germany several times over. In this week\\u2019s Inquiry Kavita Puri tries to find out why.

Producer Jim Frank

(People walk at Kurf\\xfcrstendamm, Berlin's popular shopping area during the coronavirus crisis May 2020 Germany. Credit: Maja Hitij /Getty Images)

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