Biden to order flags to half staff to mark 500K virus deaths
BY BRETT SAMUELS | February 22, 2021
President Biden on Monday will order flags on federal land be lowered to half-staff for the next five days to mark the United States surpassing 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden will also deliver remarks at a candle-lighting ceremony later Monday and hold a moment of silence.
"Tonight's events, including the president's remarks, will highlight the magnitude of loss this milestone marks for the American people and so many families across the country," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at a briefing. "He will also speak to the power of the American people to turn the tide on this pandemic by working together, following public health guidelines and getting vaccinated as soon as they are eligible."
Psaki added that the remarks would not focus on the administration's pandemic response, but instead are intended to "have a human moment and a moment to remember the people who we've lost over the last year."
The United States is expected to surpass 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, roughly one year after the country confirmed its first deaths from the virus. The country has reported more than 499,000 deaths from the virus, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker, more than any country in the world.
Please go to The Hill to read more.
"Tonight's events, including the president's remarks, will highlight the magnitude of loss this milestone marks for the American people and so many families across the country," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at a briefing. "He will also speak to the power of the American people to turn the tide on this pandemic by working together, following public health guidelines and getting vaccinated as soon as they are eligible."
Pres. sec Psaki says Pres. Biden will lower flags at half-staff on federal property for the next five days in honor of the 500,000 COVID-19 related deaths. https://t.co/M5ouF4twXn pic.twitter.com/4YJCxgZ1xq
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 22, 2021
The United States is expected to surpass 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, roughly one year after the country confirmed its first deaths from the virus. The country has reported more than 499,000 deaths from the virus, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker, more than any country in the world.
Please go to The Hill to read more.
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Israel leads the way into a bright fantastic new era of technology, peace and injected harmony. Sort of makes you wonder what Israel has in store for the rest of us doesn't it? Will the US's Biden fly the flags at half mast for the victims who end up dying as a result of these Covid-19 injections? Don't bother searching for related deaths on Google either.
Why not we all head to the beaches?
Good news from North Dakota:
Resistance growing:
And in Germany? Nice going, Merkel:
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