200 Needless Deaths
The angel of death has been working harder than ever in 2020. An excess of 850,000 deaths has been recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic, on top of the 56 million deaths expected in a “normal” year.
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A mobile fruit seller passes in front of the mural thanks to health workers in Kampung Rawa Pasung RW 022, Kota Baru Village, West Bekasi District, Bekasi City, West Java, on Wednesday (22/7/2020).
The angel of death has been working harder than ever in 2020. An excess of 850,000 deaths has been recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic, on top of the 56 million deaths expected in a “normal” year.
Among this figure were 3,000 health workers who lost their lives to Covid-19 as of mid-July 2020, according to Amnesty International. Indonesia alone has lost 200 health workers to the disease through 1 Sept. 2020.