
Biden to mark upcoming 500,000 US Covid-19 deaths with candle lighting ceremony
CNN
With the US approaching 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, plans are underway for President Joe Biden to mark the moment this week.
The President is planning to deliver remarks and hold a candle lighting ceremony at the White House around sundown as soon as Monday, if the threshold is crossed, a White House official said. First lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will also participate. On Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the administration was working on plans so the President could use his "own voice and platform to take a moment to remember the people whose lives have been lost, the families who are still suffering."
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