How deadly is the coronavirus? Scientists are close to an answer

@article{Mallapaty2020HowDI,
  title={How deadly is the coronavirus? Scientists are close to an answer},
  author={Smriti Mallapaty},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2020},
  volume={582},
  pages={467-468}
}
Public-health researchers use the infection fatality rate to gauge how to respond to a new disease, but it’s tricky to calculate. Public-health researchers use the infection fatality rate to gauge how to respond to a new disease, but it’s tricky to calculate. 
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