Coronavirus: United States Exceeds Over 500,000 Deaths From Covid-19 | Society

The United States surpassed 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 and 28 million cases Monday. Before 500 candles lit, one in a thousand dead, the President, Joe Biden, and the Vice President, Kamala Harris, accompanied by their respective husbands, observed a minute’s silence on the steps of the White House to hear the victims. honor. The president ordered that the flags of federal government buildings be flown at half mast for five days. “More Americans have died in this pandemic than in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined,” Biden said in a message Monday.

“To heal we must remember and we must do it together as a nation,” Biden said from the White House. I promise you that the day will come when the memory of our deceased will no longer cause tears to elicit a smile. My wish for all of us is for that day to come soon, ”he added, urging his fellow countrymen to put aside the partisan disagreements to fight the pandemic together. “While we recognize the magnitude of these massive deaths in America, we remember every person and the life they led. [Porque] They are people we know, ”the president concluded. After a minute of silence in memory of the victims, a military band performed a version of it Amazing Grace

Unlike his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump, who often tried to downplay the disease, Biden has made fighting the pandemic his top priority. The president warned that the death toll from COVID-19 in the United States could reach “well above” 600,000, according to forecast models that estimate this figure will be realized in the spring. The Democrat also recalled the need to stay alert in the fight against the virus, using masks, the mandatory safety distance and vaccination if necessary. The number of half a million deaths far exceeds the White House’s initial forecast a year ago, estimated at between 100,000 and 240,000 deaths at the best, but it is far from the two million deaths of the most pessimistic prediction.

With only 4% of the world’s population, the United States is responsible for about 20% of all deaths from the pandemic in the world. Despite the dramatic losses, the trend in the country, which announced its first death in February last year, is clearly down as the pace of vaccinations picks up. In total, 44.1 million Americans have already received one dose of the vaccine, and about 19.5 million have both. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the federal public health surveillance agency, said the number of deaths in the United States is at its lowest since December, with a 39% drop in last seven-day average of new daily cases. President Biden has reiterated in recent days his confidence that the country will achieve immunity to herds by July after vaccination of the entire adult population, after receiving 600 million doses.

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