ENCINITAS, California. On all similar surfaces fresh marigold flowers shine a bright orange. Our virus lives together for almost two years leaving us struggling with an incomprehensible level of loss. On Monday, the official worldwide death toll from Covid-19 hit five million. In California, the pandemic has imprinted Día de Muertos, the annual tradition also known as Days of the Dead, with particular, painful significance.

Source: New York Times November 02, 2021 20:50 UTC