Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. The United States on Saturday has passed Italy for the most confirmed covid-19 deaths in the world, with more than 20,000 fatalities, a figure experts have called “an underestimation.” Much-smaller Italy has still lost more people per capita — roughly 31 of every 100,000 people there have been killed by the virus. If the death rate in...…Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. The United States on Saturday has passed Italy for the most confirmed covid-19 deaths in the world, with more than 20,000 fatalities, a figure experts have called “an underestimation.” Much-smaller Italy has still lost more people per capita — roughly 31 of every 100,000 people there have been killed by the virus. If the death rate in...WW…

This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift Sharefrom the Diamond Princess cruise ship are infected with coronavirus, and health officials expect to see more positive cases among the evacuated passengers in coming days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.The passengers from the ship, along with three infected people previously returned from Wuhan, China, bring the total number of evacuees with the virus in the United States to 31. An additional 13 people in the United States either picked up the infection by traveling to China or from close...…This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift Sharefrom the Diamond Princess cruise ship are infected with coronavirus, and health officials expect to see more positive cases among the evacuated passengers in coming days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.The passengers from the ship, along with three infected people previously returned from Wuhan, China, bring the total number of evacuees with the virus in the United States to 31. An additional 13 people in the United States either picked up the infection by traveling to China or from close...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareTOKYO — Suicide rates among young women have increased notably in Japan and South Korea, raising possible links to the prolonged coronavirus pandemic as it amplifies stress levels, worsens economic woes and aggravates feelings of loneliness and isolation.No comprehensive global studies are yet available on whether the pandemic has caused higher suicide numbers or how it may have affected different age groups and genders.But Japan and South Korea are among the few countries to issue current data on suicides, with most...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareTOKYO — Suicide rates among young women have increased notably in Japan and South Korea, raising possible links to the prolonged coronavirus pandemic as it amplifies stress levels, worsens economic woes and aggravates feelings of loneliness and isolation.No comprehensive global studies are yet available on whether the pandemic has caused higher suicide numbers or how it may have affected different age groups and genders.But Japan and South Korea are among the few countries to issue current data on suicides, with most...WW…

This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareSEOUL — It was 2 a.m. when Kim Do-gyun called South Korea's coronavirus hotline. He had a fever after returning from Malaysia. The hotline advice: Get tested.Hours later, the 35-year-old was at a nearby drive-through test site. A medic in a hazmat suit stuck a swab on a long stick into his nose to take a sample. The whole procedure took two minutes.The next morning, March 7, he received a text message from the testing center. The results were negative.Kim is one of more than 240,000 people who have been tested for the...…This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareSEOUL — It was 2 a.m. when Kim Do-gyun called South Korea's coronavirus hotline. He had a fever after returning from Malaysia. The hotline advice: Get tested.Hours later, the 35-year-old was at a nearby drive-through test site. A medic in a hazmat suit stuck a swab on a long stick into his nose to take a sample. The whole procedure took two minutes.The next morning, March 7, he received a text message from the testing center. The results were negative.Kim is one of more than 240,000 people who have been tested for the...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareTOKYO — Kim Jong Un is angry, and he's lashing out.North Korea’s last economic plan failed “tremendously,” he complained. And his inner circle lacked an “innovative viewpoint and clear tactics” in drawing up a new one, Kim told the ruling Workers’ Party last month, yelling and finger-pointing at frightened-looking delegates.His economy minister, appointed in January, has .It’s not altogether surprising. North Korea is suffering its worst slump in more than two decades, experts say. It’s a combination of international...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareTOKYO — Kim Jong Un is angry, and he's lashing out.North Korea’s last economic plan failed “tremendously,” he complained. And his inner circle lacked an “innovative viewpoint and clear tactics” in drawing up a new one, Kim told the ruling Workers’ Party last month, yelling and finger-pointing at frightened-looking delegates.His economy minister, appointed in January, has .It’s not altogether surprising. North Korea is suffering its worst slump in more than two decades, experts say. It’s a combination of international...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareTOKYO — Japanese sumo wrestler Kotokantetsu was uneasy. The coronavirus was raging through Tokyo and ripping through the sumo wrestling fraternity, whose lives are controlled by trainers and handlers.One wrestler died in May after struggling to get prompt medical attention. At least 23 more have tested positive in recent weeks, including the country's top wrestler, Hakuho, who was released from the hospital earlier this month, according to Kotokantetsu, 22, who underwent a heart operation a few years ago, knew he was in...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareTOKYO — Japanese sumo wrestler Kotokantetsu was uneasy. The coronavirus was raging through Tokyo and ripping through the sumo wrestling fraternity, whose lives are controlled by trainers and handlers.One wrestler died in May after struggling to get prompt medical attention. At least 23 more have tested positive in recent weeks, including the country's top wrestler, Hakuho, who was released from the hospital earlier this month, according to Kotokantetsu, 22, who underwent a heart operation a few years ago, knew he was in...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe world watched with a mixture of apprehension, dismay and fear on Wednesday as the United States struggled to extricate itself from a divisive presidential election and appeared to face a protracted legal battle.President Trump’s premature claim of victory and false allegations of voter fraud drew expressions of shock over the state of U.S. democracy, along with disparagement from U.S. adversaries.European media outlets questioned whether the United States was on the brink of collapse. China ridiculed the U.S. election...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe world watched with a mixture of apprehension, dismay and fear on Wednesday as the United States struggled to extricate itself from a divisive presidential election and appeared to face a protracted legal battle.President Trump’s premature claim of victory and false allegations of voter fraud drew expressions of shock over the state of U.S. democracy, along with disparagement from U.S. adversaries.European media outlets questioned whether the United States was on the brink of collapse. China ridiculed the U.S. election...WW…