* Grim landmark of 2 million Covid deaths comes less than 2 years into pandemic
* US, Brazil, India, Mexico and the UK account for 50% of world's reported deaths
* US recorded more than 740,000 lives lost - higher than any other nation
The global death toll from Covid-19 has topped five million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The grim figure comes less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate healthcare systems.
The US, Brazil, India, Mexico and the UK account for more than half of the world's reported deaths.
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