Highlights
We calculate the global mortality benefits of COVID-19.
Incorporating all actions would save approximately 40.76 trillion USD globally.
Social distancing accounts for 55% of the global mortality benefits.
The monetary benefit would be the largest in the US, Japan and China.
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