President Biden
Joe BidenTikTok users spread the conspiracy because the government was making snow in Texas. The problem of a single federal minimum wage hike for everyone Throwing money into Central America will not stop illegal migration MORE on Monday he lamented the more than 500,000 Americans who lost the new coronavirus and called for unity in the battle against the pandemic.
In personal comments from the White House, Biden reflected on the “truly grim and heartbreaking milestone” of surpassing the 500,000 U.S. deaths by COVID-19. He described his own experiences of grief and loss of loved ones while paying tribute to people who have died over the past year.
“As a nation, we cannot accept such a cruel fate,” Biden said. “While we are fighting this pandemic for so long, we must resist falling asleep for grief. We must resist seeing every life as a statistic, a blur, or a news story. We must do it to honor the dead, but it is equally important to take care of the living, of those who are left behind.
Biden noted at the beginning of his speech that he carries a card every day that shows him the number of Americans who have died from COVID-19. He also referred to correspondence with Americans affected by the virus, including a man he met on a trip to Michigan last week whose father-in-law was dying of COVID-19.
“Birthdays, birthdays, holidays without them. And the everyday things – the little things, the little things – that you miss the most: that smell when you open the closet, that park you passed by that you walked before. inside. That movie theater where we met you. That morning coffee you shared together. “
The United States on Monday exceeded the threshold of 500,000 American deaths from coronavirus, about a year after the first confirmed death due to COVID-19 in the country. Nearly 2.5 million people have died worldwide due to the virus.
Biden and first lady Jill Biden
Jill BidenBiden mourns 500,000 American lives lost by Biden coronavirus for sorting flags in the middle of the squad to mark 500,000 deaths from virus Pelosi remains silent as the United States approaches 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 MORE along with Vice President Harris and the second gentleman Doug Emhoff
Doug EmhoffBiden mourns 500,000 U.S. lives lost by Biden coronavirus for sorting flags in the middle of the squad to mark 500,000 deaths from virus Pelosi remains silent as the United States approaches 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 MORE participated in a candle-lighting ceremony and moment of silence in the White House to mark the lives lost after the president’s speech.
The Marine Band played “Amazing Grace” while they remained silent. White House flags were also cut in half to mark those lost by the virus.
Biden’s approach contrasted with that of his predecessor, the former President Trump
Donald Trump Fauci: US political division by masks caused half a million deaths by COVID-19 The Bishop of Georgia says the state GOP election bill is an “attempt to suppress the black vote “Trump closer to legal danger after court ruling on tax returns, who often downplayed the threat of the virus in public comment and in practice while holding large campaign rallies and official events. When the death toll reached 100,000 last May, Trump acknowledged the “very sad milestone” in a tweet the next day.
Biden, in his speech, urged Americans to maintain practices of social distancing and masking to prevent the spread of the virus at a time when cases are declining but remain high across the country.
“Today I ask all Americans to remember, remember those we lost, those we left behind. But, as we all remember, I also ask that we act, that we be alert, that we stay away socially, that we mask ourselves. Get vaccinated when it’s your turn, ”said Biden. “We need to end the politics and misinformation that has divided families, communities and the country and has already cost too many lives. It’s not Democrats and Republicans who are dying of the virus; it’s our fellow Americans. “.
“We must fight together, as one people, as the United States of America. “That’s the only way to fight this virus,” he continued. “Let this not be a story of how far we’ve fallen, but how far we’ve risen.”
The approval of coronavirus vaccines represents an important positive milestone in the country’s battle against coronavirus.
The Biden administration is now struggling with the challenge of distributing vaccines to states and ensuring that Americans get vaccinated.
A severe weather episode disrupted distribution last week, but senior White House response adviser Andy Slavitt told reporters Monday that the dose deficit would be delivered in the middle of this week.
Coronavirus cases have declined from their peak in January, but remain high across the country, and public health experts urge Americans to continue practicing social distancing and wearing masks to prevent the virus from spreading.
“We continue to see trends heading in the right direction, but cases, hospital admissions and deaths continue at very high levels,” said the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rochelle WalenskyRochelle WalenskyBiden mourns 500,000 American lives lost due to coronavirus in the White House: shipments of weather-delayed COVID-19 vaccines will be delivered by midweek to California to reserve 10 percent of vaccines for educators MORE he told reporters Monday. She called the 500,000 milestone “a truly tragic reminder of the enormity of this pandemic.”