The president says in a formal statement that the United States must ‘remain vigilant’ against a virus that has ‘forever changed’ the country.
President Biden, anticipating the grim milestone of one million American lives lost to Covid-19, said in a formal statement on Thursday that the United States must stay committed to fighting a virus that has “forever changed” the country.
“We must remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as possible, as we have with more testing, vaccines and treatments than ever before,” he said. “It’s critical that Congress sustain these resources in the coming months.”
The statement came hours before Mr. Biden is to convene his second Covid-19 summit, aimed at injecting new urgency into the global coronavirus response. Mr. Biden will also issue a proclamation on Thursday ordering flags at the White House and all federal buildings to be flown at half-staff until next Monday to mark the one million deaths.
