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COVID-19 has now killed more people than influenza did during the 2018-2019 flu season in the United States.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 34,200 people died last year during flu season.

"In March, the President further downplayed the coronavirus, telling people to "think about" the fact that the flu killed so many people:Now, unfortunately, it appears that coronavirus will kill tens of thousands more people than the flu did last year.

In 2017-2018, the flu killed approximately 61,000 , the highest in the 2010s, and a number that the coronavirus will likely eclipse in May. »

Voters had to wear a mask and gloves and use hand sanitiser, with those failing a temperature check directed to special booths.

Under the plan, South Korea has become the first country in East Asia to pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

It said Seoul would have to phase out coal by 2029 to do its fair share to tackle climate change. »

Former Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has called for major economic and social reforms, arguing that the coronavirus pandemic has revealed the "irrationality of the current system.".

"The absurdity and cruelty of our employer-based, private health insurance system should now be apparent to all.

As tens of millions of Americans are losing their jobs and incomes as a result of the pandemic, many of them are also losing their health insurance," he added. »

“And this is the very last moment that we have in which we can hope to stem some of these disasters.”.

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In an impassioned plea, he urged viewers to stop waste and adopt an ambition of living more modestly. »