See how COVID-19 pandemic affects birth rates

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The COVID-19 pandemic this week marked a grim milestone, claiming more thanfourmillion lives worldwide.

But, data shows it has also prompted people to hold off on having babies, raising concerns about declining birth rates.

Forthis World Population Day, CGTN’s Liling Tan looks at the pandemic’s impact on baby-making and what it could mean for a world population already in decline.

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