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| - The death toll from the novel coronavirus is soon expected to pass the one-million mark. It has already proved deadlier than other viruses that have emerged over recent decades but the toll is still far behind that of the Spanish flu a century ago. As the grim threshold approaches, AFP is publishing stories, pictures, videos and a graphic including on the void left behind by the victims of Covid-19 in their families' lives. AFPTV has also interviewed frontline carers in France and South Africa, one of whom described the virus as "the world war of my generation". In addition, we are republishing 50 key pictures; videos will be available at around 1000 GMT Friday. + LatAm virus victims, and the spaces they leave behind + Coronavirus and other deadly epidemics + How coronavirus has spread across the world Health-virus-Latam-deaths-million,PHOTOESSAY MEXICO CITY The global death toll from the coronavirus will soon pass the grim threshold of one million. Around one-third of those fatalities were in Latin America, where countries with overstretched medical resources are preparing for a further onslaught -- and relatives are left to contemplate the empty spaces their loved ones left behind. 850 words 0200 GMT by Lucia Lacurcia in Montevideo with AFP bureaus in Latin America. Pictures by Guillermo Arias, Ernesto Benavides, Yuri Cortez, Alfredo Estrella, Douglas Magno, Pedro Pardo, Mauro Pimentel, Jose Sanchez Lindao, Ronaldo Schemidt and Orlando Sierra. Video Health-virus-history-million,FACTS PARIS As the pandemic continues, the death toll from an AFP tally is only provisional but provides a reference point for comparing the new coronavirus with that of other viruses, past and present. 600 words 0230 GMT. Graphic Health-virus-million-points,POINTS PARIS Since the first coronavirus death was recorded in China in January, the disease has leapt from one region of the world to another, still causing fatalities in the thousands per day and raising fears of an upcoming second wave. 600 words 0230 GMT afp
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