Biden: People We Lost From Covid-19 Were ‘Extraordinary’
Feb.22 -- President Joe Biden marked a truly grim, heartbreaking milestone of 500,000 Americans killed by the coronavirus during a candle-lighting ceremony Monday at the White House.
US President Joe Biden led a moment of silence outside the White House on February 22 to mark the passing of 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the United States.Following remarks inside the White House, President Biden was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff at a candlelit memorial. The four listened to a rendition of “Amazing Grace” before returning into the White House.Elsewhere in Washington, the funeral bell at the Washington National Cathedral rang out 500 times to mark the grim milestone. Credit: White House via Storyful
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The White House COVID Task Force remains focused on vaccines as the death toll in the U.S. topped 500,000 Monday. (Feb. 22)
White House asks nation to join in mourning the deaths of more than 500,000 Americans
‘We often hear people described as ‘ordinary Americans’. There’s no such thing; there’s nothing ordinary about them. The people we lost were extraordinary’
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