Australians groan about another lockdown, but many countries have been brought to their knees by the virus, financially, politically and socially.
Australians lamenting lockdown this morning might spare a thought for the growing number of nations that have been brought to the brink during the pandemic.
While we grapple with such first world problems as whether a florist is an essential service, from the Caribbean to the Middle East and Africa there is turmoil exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis.
As well as those traditionally turbulent names, there some like South Africa and Cuba that have not faced such upheaval in decades. And some, like Lebanon, are facing failed-nation status.
How many countries have been crippled by COVID? Read on.
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