The Vietnam War which lasted for over a decade killed 58,220 American soldiers. Appalling is the fact that in around three month period since first death occurred, coronavirus has killed more than 58,365 Americans, and figure is counting as days go by.
The deadly pandemic has so far killed over 226,000 people worldwide and infected over 3 million, according to data from John Hopkins University COVID-19 Dashboard.
Over a million remain affected by COVID-19 in America alone, however, many Americans remain in oblivion and are protesting on streets to open up states while making lockdowns an issue of violation of their constitutional rights. President Trump on Tuesday lauded states that had reopened during the corona pandemic. He tweeted: “Many States moving to SAFELY & QUICKLY reopen!” while not emphasizing on the gravity of the crisis and precautions that are needed.
The experts warn that the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus outbreak could exceed 74,000 by August, according to the University of Washington's predictive model, which is often referred by White House officials as well. However, that seems to not ring a bell as Trump, like many oblivious Americans who support him, are paying no heed to increasing rate of deaths per 100,000 Americans which is strikingly higher as opposed to Vietnam War. The death rate now stands at about 17.6 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. In 1968 which is considered to be worst period of war, "8.5 troops were killed for every 100,000 U.S. residents."
In the days to come, what would prevail? Rational policy or populist conjectures - that is too early to tell.
The deadly pandemic has so far killed over 226,000 people worldwide and infected over 3 million, according to data from John Hopkins University COVID-19 Dashboard.
Over a million remain affected by COVID-19 in America alone, however, many Americans remain in oblivion and are protesting on streets to open up states while making lockdowns an issue of violation of their constitutional rights. President Trump on Tuesday lauded states that had reopened during the corona pandemic. He tweeted: “Many States moving to SAFELY & QUICKLY reopen!” while not emphasizing on the gravity of the crisis and precautions that are needed.
The experts warn that the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus outbreak could exceed 74,000 by August, according to the University of Washington's predictive model, which is often referred by White House officials as well. However, that seems to not ring a bell as Trump, like many oblivious Americans who support him, are paying no heed to increasing rate of deaths per 100,000 Americans which is strikingly higher as opposed to Vietnam War. The death rate now stands at about 17.6 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. In 1968 which is considered to be worst period of war, "8.5 troops were killed for every 100,000 U.S. residents."
In the days to come, what would prevail? Rational policy or populist conjectures - that is too early to tell.