US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump and Biden on Covid

President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, in which more than 200,000 people in the US have died, has become a key issue in the forthcoming presidential election. Mr Trump has himself tested positive for Covid-19, and the issue is likely to be brought into even sharper focus during the very final stages of the campaign. Trump: "We have one of the lowest mortality rates" Verdict: That's not right. The US ranks high globally in terms of covid deaths per person. The US does have both the highest number of cases and the most overall recorded deaths of any country in the world. However, when you look at deaths per capita - as a proportion of each country's population - it is...