National responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

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National responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have been varied, and have included containment measures such as lockdowns, quarantines, and curfews. As of 6 August 2025, 778,344,590 cases of COVID-19 have been reported, resulting in 7,098,256 reported deaths.^[1] The most affected countries in terms of confirmed cases are the United States, Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Peru, Mexico, Chile, the United Kingdom, and Iran.^[2]^[3]

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^ "COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)". Johns Hopkins University. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ Gutiérrez P. "Coronavirus map: how Covid-19 is spreading across the world". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2020.