Around the world, lives are put on pause. Some have been punctured.
In the United States, the onset of September - usually a time of fresh beginnings as Americans return from summer holidays, and schools open for a new academic year - is stalked by the smell of fear instead. New waves of Covid-19 cases could rise and overwhelm the country.
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