As Covid-19 cases rise and US death toll tops 1 million, Biden says Americans 'must not grow numb'
US President Biden urged Americans not to 'grow numb' as the US Covid-19 death toll tops 1 million.
Covid-19 cases have been steadily rising across the country since a mid-March lull, fuelled by a spike in the Northeast.US President Joe Biden urged Americans on Thursday to remember those lost during the Covid-19 pandemic as the domestic death toll tops 1 million and cases rise across the country. statementHe added:"One million empty chairs around the dinner table. Each an irreplaceable loss. Each leaving behind a family, a community, and a nation forever changed because of this pandemic.
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