U.S. COVID-19 deaths reach 1 mln, Biden calls it "a tragic milestone"
STORY: U.S. COVID-19 deaths reach 1 mln, Biden calls it "a tragic milestone"
DATELINE: May 13, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:27
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH
SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): SUN DING, Xinhua correspondent
2. various of American flags lowering to half-staff to mark 1 million deaths from the coronavirus on the National Mall in Washington D.C.
3. various of an American flag flying at half-staff over the White House
STORYLINE:
STANDUP (English): SUN DING, Xinhua correspondent
"The White House on Thursday paid tribute to one million American lives lost to COVID-19. In a statement issued early in the morning, U.S. President Joe Biden described it as a tragic milestone, calling each death an irreplaceable loss. He urged the U.S. to remain vigilant against this pandemic. Biden also ordered flags at half-staff to mark this unthinkable loss of lives.
Overall, racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. have had higher rates of infection and death caused by COVID-19 than the white population. T
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