Joe Biden’s post after the United States hit more than half a million deaths from COVID-19

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, sent this Friday a condolence register to the nation after it crossed the stark symbolic barrier of half a million deaths from COVID-19

Via his Twitter account, the president said, “500,000 lives lost to COVID-19. The number is immeasurable, but each represents a family that will never be whole again. To those who have lost loved ones, I know there are no words to ease the pain, but I hope you find some comfort in knowing that the nation is mourning you.

The democratic government ordered that too the flags fly at half mast to remember and honor those who died as a result of the disease.

A few minutes after 6 p.m. (EST), Biden delivered a message about it on television.To heal we must remember those who are not, this is how one heals. And it is important that we do it as a nation“, started.

Then, in an evening reference to the losses he has suffered throughout his life – his first wife and daughter died in 1972 and his son Beau in 2015 – he shared: “To those who have lost loved ones, this is what I know: she will always be part of your heart. They never go away completely. The moment will come when the memory of someone will bring them a smile instead of a tear. There they will know that they are okay

The president closed his message with a new call to wear masks, maintain social distance and get vaccinated.This is not a political issue, we have to fight this as a united people, it is the only way to avoid more pain and loss.”He concluded.

After delivering the message, Biden, along with his wife Jill, Vice President Kamala Harris, and her husband Doug Emhoff, led a candle-lighting ceremony, also as a way to honor the victims.

America’s foremost infectious disease specialist, Anthony Fauci, had spoken about the matter earlier in the morning. Half a million deaths is a terrible thing. It’s historical. We haven’t seen anything like this since the 1918 flu, ‘he said in an interview with the network. NBC

In addition, the pace of the vaccines is increasing, with more than 61 million doses administered so far, according to a review by state. The figures show that 5.7 percent of Americans have already received the corresponding two doses

However, according to Fauci’s projections, between 70 and 85 percent of the American population would need to receive the vaccine for the herd’s immunity to be effective.

Given this drop in the incidence of the virus, some state authorities have decided to relax some of the restrictions in place, which experts have already warned about, especially because of the danger of new strains of COVID-19 spreading, which are more contagious.

The United States is still the country hardest hit by the global pandemic, followed by India in the number of cases, which accumulates with 10,991,651 infected, and Brazil in the number of fatalities, which total 246,504.

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