Covid-19 Deaths

In this March 25, 2020, file photo, patients wear personal protective equipment while maintaining social distancing as they wait in line for a Covid-19 test at Elmhurst Hospital Center, in New York. Photo: AP
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Why the US has the highest Covid-19 death toll

Why does the world’s leading power have the highest death toll and what lessons are American health specialists learning from the past year?

Mourners attend a funeral amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, Massachusetts, US, May 4, 2020/ Reuters
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US nears 500,000 Covid-19 deaths as Biden plans commemoration

Mourners attend a funeral amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, Massachusetts, US, May 4, 2020/ Reuters
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California set to top New York as state with most Covid-19 deaths

Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, takes his seat for a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on March 13, 2019. Photo: Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images file
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First sitting US congressman dies after Covid diagnosis

The 100,162 deaths are more than Britain's civilian toll in World War Two and twice the number killed in the 1940-41 Blitz bombing campaign
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UK passes 100,000 Covid deaths, with many more to come

Spain's Supreme Court orders probe into nursing home Covid-19 deaths
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Spain's Supreme Court orders probe into nursing home Covid-19 deaths

Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing addresses the European Parliament during a ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the European Common Currency in Strasbourg, France January 13, 2009. REUTERSVincent Kessler
World+Biz

Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies of Covid-19

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Pakistan reports highest Covid-19 deaths in 4 months

Covid-19 cases and deaths are diverging for the first time. Here’s why
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Covid-19 cases and deaths are diverging for the first time. Here’s why

Covid-19: Soon recovery will likely be the rule and death the exception
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Covid-19: Soon recovery will likely be the rule and death the exception

A logo is pictured at the World Health Organization (WHO) building in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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Deaths from Covid-19 are undercounted, WHO says