Biden calls 500,000 death toll 'a grim milestone' - BBC.

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Biden calls 500,000 death toll 'a grim milestone' - BBC.
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President Joe Biden addressed the nation as the US marks 500,000 deaths from Covid, the most for any country in the world.

"As a nation, we can't accept such a cruel fate. We have to resist becoming numb to the sorrow," he said.

The president and vice-president, and their spouses, then observed a moment of silence outside the White House during a candle-lighting ceremony.

More than 28.1 million Americans have been infected - another global record.

"Today I ask all Americans to remember. Remember those we lost and remember those we left behind," he said, calling for Americans to fight Covid together.

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