TOKYO — With more than 1.2 million people infected with the new coronavirus, the U.N. chief appealed for “peace at home” — all homes — out of concern that domestic violence was rising as the social and financial toll of the pandemic deepened. U..S. officials warned of sad developments to come in the worst-hit country, where medical supplies were short and morgues were crowded. Infections are soaring in the country that has the world's third-largest economy and its oldest population. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described “a horrifying global surge in domestic violence” in recent weeks. Following his call on March 23 for an immediate cease-fire in all armed conflicts, he said it was time to appeal for an end to all violence, “everywhere, now.”

Source: International New York Times April 06, 2020 08:03 UTC