The sundown commemoration came hours before President Donald Trump was due to leave the White House for the last time and hand over a country racked by the greatest public health crisis in a century, economic devastation and violent political upheaval.
As he spoke, 400 electric lamps lining the sides of the memorial’s Reflecting Pool were illuminated to honor the lives lost, followed by gospel star Yolanda Adams’ performance of the song “Hallelujah,” then a moment of silence. The United States on Tuesday surpassed 24 million known COVID-19 infections and 400,000 lives lost since the nation's first documented COVID-19 death in February of 2020, according to a Reuters tally. The country has averaged more than 200,000 new cases and 3,220 deaths a day over the past week, and has the highest COVID-19 death toll in the world.
Among the participating landmarks were the Empire State building in New York City and the Space Needle in Seattle, Biden’s inaugural committee said. The committee said it was encouraging Americans to light candles in their windows and churches to ring their bells in a show of unity. Biden also faces the daunting task of overseeing the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign, the largest and most complex immunization effort in U.S. history. He has vowed to vaccinate 100 million Americans in his first 100 days in office.States have lamented a lack of funding and support from the federal government for their role in the campaign, and say supplies are failing to meet demand among healthcare workers, elderly citizens and others designated as first in line for vaccines.
Playing politics with the pandemic?
Watched, very moving and appreciated, thoughtful and caring.
This was a beautiful thing to do. Shows how caring Biden is, and the glaring difference between Biden and trump. He never even mentioned those who died for months. Cared only about himself
Reuther, as a big time CEO I expressly forbid my employees from praying. I can't have them wasting time daydreaming my time away.
More Americans were killed daily by COVID-19 than on 9/11 and during the incident at the Pearl Harbour.
I guess they are not more than Iraqis , Afghanis or Syrians they have collectively killed directly or indirectly.
Where are the Intl community? Where is the UN? Genocide in Tigray!
horrible
It never had to be this bad...
Lets see how many years you guys leave that COVID death count up for..
How comforting to have an administration coming in with heart.
Thich giao luu ket ban.
Phony bologna
How to get Likes and Comments for the New President. 🤦😷👀
Good acting. Almost had me looking for drugs.
PEDOPHILIA？
He's already a better president than Trump ever was and cares more about Americans than Trump ever did.
And trump played golf?
Does Biden know his friend killed Americans with the virus?
What’s the difference between Donald Trump and Benedict Arnold? Arnold served.
Heartbreaking.
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