Health
Why the true coronavirus death toll may be way over 1 million – The Japan Times
Even in countries with sophisticated health systems, mortality is difficult to accurately gauge.
The world has officially recorded 1 million deaths from COVID-19 in one of the most sobering milestones of the pandemic, but the real tally might be almost double that.
Actual fatalities from the worst outbreak in a century may be closer to 1.8 million a toll that could grow to as high as 3 million by the end of the year, according to Alan Lopez, a laureate professor and director of the University of Melbournes global burden of disease group. The coronaviruss rapid spread and ability to transmi…
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