President Joseph Biden was joined by First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff in a ceremony at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., our Nation's Capitol, paying tribute to the 500,000 lives lost to the Coronavirus pandemic. The nation paused to pay respects to lives lost in what has become a sad and sobering milestone in public health for our nation.
During his speech, Biden stated that more lives have been lost to Covid-19 than to the Vietnam War, WW1 and WWII combined. He emphasized how many died alone without loved ones to comfort them or relatives and friends to pray and comfort them at their bedsides, or to grieve and mourn them during customary funeral services and rituals.
He ordered flags flown at half staff around the country. Let us keep our country and world lifted in prayer and genuine concern for those currently challenged with the virus.
