The novel coronavirus is a bundle of proteins. It doesn’t care about faith, freedom, jobs or right-wing conspiracy theories, but that hasn’t stopped hundreds of Americans from defying all medical advice to protest against lockdown measures meant to keep them safe — often while standing unmasked and shoulder to shoulder.

The virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, have had a devastating human and economic impact on many nations around the world, including hard-hit Italy and Spain.

However, no country has seen more deaths to date than the United States — and no country’s citizens have fought harder against the lockdowns than those in the U.S.

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