Johns Hopkins University, since March 2020, more than 259 million people worldwide have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 5 million people have died around the globe.
More than 7.5 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Aside from the pandemic, the world has witnessed other tragedies and devastating natural disasters including floods, hurricanes and wildfires. RELATED: Haiti kidnapping: 2 missionaries freed weeks after abduction, organization saysPew researchers said they found that many Americans believe the tragedies and human suffering were happenstances — also attributable to people’s actions and the way society is structured.