For [2] I believe this page is making a good work at aggregating the data, and they have been linking their sources for the stuff they add, and for [3] in particular, they do link to WHO ([4][5]), but also summarize information from other sources.
Also, WHO just raised the death rate to 3.4% from the previous value of 2.3% ... [1]
Add to this, the fact that that the outbreak is still expanding, and new cases tend to drive this number downwards. But if we consider only the "closed" cases (recovered/dead), the current number is more like 6% [2].
And it could be worse from the previous experience with SARS [3]:
>> Finally, we shall remember that while the 2003 SARS epidemic was still ongoing, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a fatality rate of 4% (or as low as 3%), whereas the final case fatality rate ended up being 9.6%.
Of course, this number could also go down, if there's a big number of unreported mild cases.... so the conclusion is that we only know that we have no idea... and that it does indeed sound like this is aimed to reduce panic (which is also a good thing).
With 1M USD, a really good place to live would be Buenos Aires, Argentina.
OK, this will sound like I'm from a travel agency, hahaha, but here's why:
If you are single, spending just 1200 USD per month here you can live a middle-high class life, renting a cool and spacious apartment in a nice neighborhood, good health care, gym, car, dining out. (To give you an idea, most of the middle class singles would spend half that amount...)
There's a very nice tech scene (lots of startups, and several unicorns), where having a work exp. in SV companies is an instant door opener.
Climate is temperate, (lots of sunny days year round, average weather 8C winter / summer 29C).
Huge restaurant scene, very cosmopolitan city, with ethnic restaurants of all kinds (lots of euro, american and asian origins). Also, some of the best meat in the world, at very good prices.
Lots and lots of cultural activities.
Huge mass transport network. You really don't need to own a car, (but I prefer having one, just for convenience... specially if you want to improve on your social side). European looking city. But as a most big cities, it can get chaotic in rush hours depending on where you live.
And lastly, considering your quote: you have LOTS of pretty girls, that love dating foreign guys.
Although I should warn you there's very few Asian-origin girls... and almost no [black | Indian | Middle Eastern] girls, comparing to the Bay Area. It's mostly euro-descendants or latinas; so depending on what you are looking for (if you are that specific/picky) it might be a concern.
It's the kind of place where with 1M, you can afford to not work actively anymore (e.g. living off rental income, or investments abroad).
>> "Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died. By comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected." https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-...
For [2] I believe this page is making a good work at aggregating the data, and they have been linking their sources for the stuff they add, and for [3] in particular, they do link to WHO ([4][5]), but also summarize information from other sources.
[4] https://www.who.int/csr/sars/archive/2003_04_14/en/
[5] https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/119464)