BOSTON: Fourth of July gatherings, graduation parties, no-mask weddings, crowded bars — there are reasons the United States has racked up more than 157,000 coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) deaths, by far the most of any country, and is fast approaching an off-the-charts 5 million confirmed infections, easily the highest in the world.

Many Americans have resisted wearing masks and physical distancing, calling such precautions an overreaction or an infringement on their liberty.

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