Why is it so hard to mourn the vast number of COVID-19 dead?
Jan 11, 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the first U.S. death from COVID-19 on Feb. 29, 2020. Within a month, more than 1,000 Americans were dying on a single day. Since then, we’ve reached that daily number many times over. Some days, more than 2,500 people have died. And yet, many are largely disconnected from the pain, unwilling or unable to recognize or process the loss. Where is the collective mourning? I am an empathy scientist, and I can report tha...
Source: japantimes.co.jp