The BBC World Service has reported along with many other international media organizations, the passing of the 1 million mark of Covid 19 related deaths worldwide over the nine months since the ‘pandemic’ began in January/February this year which has seen the shutdown of the world economy brought on by governmental (and media ) reaction to the ‘crisis’.
Some perspective is required. Worldwide deaths per year:
- Tobacco related 7 million
- Air pollution 7 million
- Strokes (cerebrovascular) 5.5 million
- Diabetes 1.6 million
- Tuberculosis 1,500,000
- Road crashes 1,350,000
- Pneumonia 800,000
- AIDS related 690,000
- Breast cancer 627,000
- Influenza 250,000 to 500,000
- Inadequate sanitation 432,000
- Murder 400,000
- Prostate cancer 358,989
- Preventable pregnancy related 295,000