? The heartbreak of the American people is making the world cry. An estimated 648,682 excess American deaths are likely due to COVID-19 and a gut-wrenching number, half a million boldly reported American pandemic deaths based on a rising Case Fatality Rate ( CFR) at 1.8% indicates an ineffective mitigation plan and some very chaotic failures to get COVID-19 under control. “Many of those deceased persons were beloved immigrant family members to communities all over the world,” says Sara Qin, a Chinese nurse speaking from Shenzhen, China, yesterday. Every number has a face. American blunders are not laughable, they are indicative of systemic problems. America just doesn’t seem to get it.