White House Honors The 500,000 Deaths In The US From Coronavirus
Written by Site Hub on February 23, 2021
Yesterday, the U.S. declared that 500,000 lives have been lost due to COVID-19.
President Joe Biden and his administration honored their lives with a moment of silence.
Before the ceremony was held, he gave a speech, saying:
“Today we mark a truly heartbreaking milestone: 500,071 dead. That’s more Americans who have died in one year in this pandemic than in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War combined. That’s more lives lost to this virus than any other nation on Earth.”
In addition to the moment of silence, the flag at the White house has been lowered to half mast until Friday.
Source:
USA Today
