Washington: The number of people who died due to the infection of Covid-19 in America has exceeded five lakhs. Before which America has not lost so many people in any war or epidemic. An estimated 405,000 died in the Second World War, 58,000 in the Vietnam War and 36,000 in the Korean War. The Coronavirus has killed five lakh people in the last year, which is said to be equal to the population of Kansas City. According to data collected by Johns Hopkins College, the death toll from Coronavirus so far is higher than the total deaths from respiratory disease, paralysis, Alzheimer's flu and pneumonia in 2019. America's infectious disease specialist Dr Anthony Fauchi said in a CNN program that we have not seen anything like this in the last 102 years since the influenza pandemic in 1918.
Till now, Covid-19 epidemic has killed most people in the world. US Government's decision to half-tilt the national flag in memory of more than 5 million people killed by the Covid-19 virus. The White House reported this on Monday. The national flag will remain half-tilted for five days on all US government federal buildings. White House press secretary Jane Paskey gave this information. President Joe Biden mourned the White House on Monday in memory of those who died of the Coronavirus. He said that Americans must muster up the courage to bear this great grief. We have to resist seeing each life as a figure or a blot.
By June 1 in the US, 589,000 people will be killed due to Coronavirus. However, it is worth noting that Covid-19 vaccination had started in the US only in mid-December. The United States has reported the most cases of Covid-19 infection. Therefore, it will take time to improve the situation. The first death from Covid-19 infection in the US was in February 2020. It took up to four months to reach the figure of 1 to 100000 deaths.
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