Prognosis

Death Toll Nears 6 Million as Pandemic Enters Its 3rd Year

Healthcare workers attend to patients at a temporary triage area at the Caritas Medical Center hospital in Hong Kong, China, on Feb. 28.

Photographer: Bertha Wang/Bloomberg
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Bangkok (AP) -- The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.