By MINLU ZHANG in New York | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-07-23 07:02 Share CLOSE People wear masks, as cases of the infectious Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to rise, in Washington Square Park in New York City, US, July 22, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Life expectancy in the United States declined by about a year and a half in 2020, the largest annual decline since World War II, with the COVID-19 pandemic largely to blame, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
For the total population, life expectancy－generally a reliable measure of a nation s health－declined from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77.3 years in 2020. Coronavirus deaths contributed to 74 percent of the decline, according to data released by the CDC.
1 5M children have lost parents to pandemic; Potential brain gateway for virus found
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(Reuters) â The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19.
1.5 million children lost parents to COVID-19 so far
During the first 14 months of the pandemic, an estimated 1.5 million children worldwide experienced the death of a parent, custodial grandparent, or other relative who cared for them, as a result of COVID-19, according to a study published in The Lancet https://bit.ly/3wW1wqg on Tuesday. The orphanhood estimates are drawn from mortality data from 21 countries that account for 77% of global COVID-19 deaths and from the United Nations Population Division. âFor every two COVID-19 deaths worldwide, one child is left behind to face the death of a parent or caregiver,â Dr. Susan Hillis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Response Team, who led the study, said in a statement. The n
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During the first 14 months of the pandemic, an estimated 1.5 million children worldwide experienced the death of a parent, custodial grandparent, or other relative who cared for them, as a result of COVID-19, according to a study published in The Lancet on Tuesday. The orphanhood estimates are drawn from mortality data from 21 countries that account for 77% of global COVID-19 deaths and from the United Nations Population Division. “For every two COVID-19 deaths worldwide, one child is left behind to face the death of a parent or caregiver,” Dr. Susan Hillis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Response Team, who led the study, said in a statement. The number of COVID-19 orphans will increase as the pandemic progresses, she added. There is an urgent need to prioritize these ch
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A child looks at the Naming the Lost Memorials, as the US deaths from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) are expected to surpass 600,000, at The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, US, June 10, 2021.
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July 21 (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19.
1.5 million children lost parents to Covid-19 so far
During the first 14 months of the pandemic, an estimated 1.5 million children worldwide experienced the death of a parent, custodial grandparent, or other relative who cared for them, as a result of Covid-19, according to a study published in The Lancet on Tuesday (July 20).
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