Christy Denckla

A woman is shown standing and wearing a full blue medical protective outfit with several people walking past her in blurred motion.

The pandemic, one year later

Top of The World

Top of The World: It has been one year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic. And, it was 10 years ago that a 9.0 earthquake near Japan resulted in a massive tsunami, killing more than 19,000 people and setting off catastrophic meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

A nurse is shown through the glass of a closed door looking into a darkened room with two other medical professionals dressed in protective clothing.

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