OpinionViewpointsThe Very Real Personal Costs of the COVID-19 PandemicCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveA young girl rides her bike on empty city streets with no school and a lack of tourist due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Boston, Mass., on March 12, 2020. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty ImagesBy Diane Dimond2/7/2021Updated: 2/7/2021PrintCommentaryOK, I have good news and bad news about the murder rate in America.