added to that the world helath organization says, the pandemic is speeding up — and the worst is yete remain susceptible. the virus still has a lot of room to move. we all want this to be over. we all want to get on with our lives. but the hard reality is, this is not even close to being over. although many countries have made some progress, globally, the pandemic is actually speeding up. as more statistics about the virus emerge, we're able to get a better idea of how effective the responses have been in different countries around the world. our economics editor has been looking at how some of the world's richest nations have been coping — compared with each other. covid—19 has hit countries around the world in different ways. now that the impact of the first wave is becoming clear across the world, it is possible to make the first direct comparisons of the picture in similar countries, up until now. the g7 is the group of wealthy western industrialised nations whose leaders meet for annual high profile summits and whose economic performance is regularly ranked. bbc news has calcula