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‘Incalculable loss’: New York Times covers front page with 1,000 Covid-19 death notices

‘Incalculable loss’: New York Times covers front page with 1,000 Covid-19 death notices

As US Covid-19 death toll nears 100,000, Times presents a tribute to some of the Americans to fall victim to the disease

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As the US approaches the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, the New York Times has filled the entire front page of Sunday’s paper with the death notices of victims from across the country.

In a decision the paper said was intended to convey the vastness and variety of the tragedy, the front page is a simple list of names and personal details taken from obituaries around the US.

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