With the United States approaching half a million Covid-19 deaths, plans are underway for President Joe Biden to mark the moment this week.
The president plans to comment and hold a candlelight ceremony at the White House around sunset immediately after 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 attend.
At least 498,897 People have died in the United States from coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University. The nation reported more than 28.1 million cases in total.
On Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the White House was working on plans so the president could use “his own voice and platform to remember a moment to remember people whose lives have been lost, families still suffering ”.
The day before taking office, Biden, Harris and their wives held a grim ceremony at the National Mall to commemorate the more than 400,000 lives lost in front of Covid-19. “In order to heal, we have to remember,” Biden said at the time.