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US' Path to 1 Million Deaths
Editor's Note:
US President Joe Biden has marked the tragic milestone of one million COVID-19 deaths with flags at the While House flown at half-staff, but the shocking numbers during US' anti-pandemic path are not limited to this one: 200,000 American children became "coronavirus orphans," 38% of US households reported serious financial problems, and crimes against Asian Americans increased. People globally are wondering how the world's biggest power ended up with the most COVID-19 deaths. There is not just one single answer. Slow response, political leadership failure, the rise of populism and anti-intellectualism and deep-root racism, are some of the contenders.
US President Joe Biden has marked the tragic milestone of one million COVID-19 deaths with flags at the While House flown at half-staff, but the shocking numbers during US' anti-pandemic path are not limited to this one: 200,000 American children became "coronavirus orphans," 38% of US households reported serious financial problems, and crimes against Asian Americans increased. People globally are wondering how the world's biggest power ended up with the most COVID-19 deaths. There is not just one single answer. Slow response, political leadership failure, the rise of populism and anti-intellectualism and deep-root racism, are some of the contenders.
US' Path to 1 Million Deaths Graphic: Liu Xidan, Chen He, Tang Tengfei, Xia Qing/GT
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