China News Service, March 7th. According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University, the cumulative number of deaths from the new crown in the world is about to exceed 6 million.
The grim milestone is a reminder that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from over.
On September 15, 2021, local time, in Washington, DC, the United States, small white flags are being erected on the National Mall in Washington, each flag represents a person who has unfortunately died due to the new crown epidemic.
When the project is complete, 630,000 flags will be erected in the square.
While people around the world are taking off their masks, resuming travel, and businesses are reopening, this milestone figure is still a reminder of the ruthlessness of the virus.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of 10 am Beijing time on the 7th, the global death toll from the new crown was 5,998,891, and it is expected to exceed 6 million soon.
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, it took 7 months to reach the first 1 million deaths, 1 million more died four months later, and 1 million every three months thereafter until 2021 At the end of October, the death toll reached 5 million.
Now that number is approaching 6 million.