The total amount of coronavirus infecting people around the world would fit in just one teaspoon, it has been claimed. TV mathematician Matt Parker says the microscopic size of Covid-19 means that its total volume is a minuscule 8ml, or 0.2 fluid ounces.
A teaspoon holds 6ml of liquid which means the killer virus would fit in little more than a one. Mr Parker said he made several assumptions to come up with the figure but even at the upper end of his estimates, all the Covid-19 virus on the planet would fit inside a shot glass.
To date there have been more than 54million coronavirus cases across the world with 1.3million deaths. Mr Parker revealed his calculation on his podcast A Problem Squared.
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