Biden in candle-lighting ceremony remembers 500,000 American lives lost to COVID-19
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On Monday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, along with their spouses, stood in silence amid 500 candles to commemorate the 500,000 Americans dead to COVID-19. While left-leaning articles highlight that the coronavirus toll in the United States is hard to fathom, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden called the milestone “truly grim” and “heartbreaking.”
A left-leaning article by The Los Angeles Times highlights that the coronavirus toll in the United States is hard to fathom and is not just a number. Biden urged the nation to honor the dead by observing public health measures to help bring an end to the pandemic.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that the U.S. reached the half-million death milestone on Monday, which is the highest of any country. However, other trends in the U.S. are more hopeful, as cases have dropped over 40 percent in the past two weeks and more than 70 percent since January.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Biden called the milestone “truly grim” and “heartbreaking,” noting the pandemic has taken more American lives than WWI, WWII, and the Vietnam War combined. Biden emphasized with families who have lost a loved one to COVID-19.
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A sorrowful US death toll of 500,000 from COVID-19: ‘Not just another number’
The Los Angeles Times