Experts say Germany's low death rate from the new coronavirus is partly due to early testing that gave more time to contain the outbreak.

Germany has more than 3,000 COVID-19 cases and six deaths so far. Much fewer in comparison to other affected countries.

The country’s reported fatality rate is 16 times lower than that in UK

As the coronavirus death toll surges across much of Europe, one country remains an anomaly.

Aggressive testing and contact tracing have given Germany a more accurate understanding of its outbreak.

Italy's fatality rate hovers around 10%. France's is at around 5%. Yet Germany's fatality rate from COVID-19 is just 0.5%. As of March 25, there were 175 deaths and 34,055 cases.

Germany has the fifth most coronavirus cases worldwide — but only a fraction of the deaths.

Experts see a number of possible reasons why Germany has fared better than Italy in the pandemic so far.

Lots of cases. Relatively few deaths. What is going on?

Among several possible factors, “testing, testing, testing” is the most significant. 

Germany has been hit hard by COVID-19 cases, but its fatality rate is only 0.9%

Germany has seen a steady rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, but so far deaths have been low compared to many of its European neighbors

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