Around the world, those killed by the epidemic as of August 10 approached three-quarters of a billion. Fatalities in our own hemisphere account for more than half grim total, or an estimated 380 million — and rising. The U.S. still has the world’s most COVID-19 fatalities, at least 163,000. From Canada to Chile, total COVID-19…
The Amazon, snaking across Brazil, is among the world’s largest rivers. Roughly halfway between the borders of Columbia and Peru is the city of Manaus, one of the most tragic victims of COVID-19 in the developing world. Tyler Hicks, a New York Times photographer, spent weeks vividly reflecting the sad plight of Manaus, and many…
The New York Times edition of Sunday, May 24 was an eye-catching tribute to nearly 100,000 American fatalities of the coronavirus pandemic. The entire front page of that unprecedented issue of the Times consisted of victims’ names in small type, top to bottom. Page 1’s listing of six columns continued for 10 columns more on…
As the pandemic enters its sixth month, it has cost nearly 240 thousand lives — by far an unprecedented death toll in the 21st century. The battle to tame the deadly disease seems far from over, even as western countries are easing home confinements, and some businesses are re-opening. Coronavirus cases now exceed 3.3 million…