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“In the midst of a pandemic when so many Americans are grieving the loss of family, friends and neighbors it is important that we honor those who have died, reflect on what has been one of the more challenging periods in the nation’s history, and renew our commitment to coming together to end the pandemic and rebuild our nation,” inauguration committee spokeswoman Pili Tobar said in a statement.
More than 340,000 people in the U.S. have died from the virus.
Mr. Biden has repeatedly warned that even with the quick development of at least two vaccines, the U.S. hasn’t seen the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden s inauguration will feature memorial for those lost to COVID
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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President-elect Joe Biden is planning a lighting ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to honor those killed by the coronavirus the day before he is sworn into office on Jan. 20.
The Lincoln Memorial with the Washington Monument across the Reflecting Pool as the sun sets on Dec. 26, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
The Presidential Inaugural Committee said Thursday that it would hold the event the evening of Jan. 19, calling it the first-ever lighting around the Reflecting Pool to memorialize American lives lost. It is also inviting communities around the country to join Washington in lighting up buildings and ringing church bells at 5:30 p.m. in a national moment of unity and remembrance.
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The inauguration committee is urging Americans to participate remotely. By
Alexandra Kelley | Dec. 31, 2020 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the Queen Theater on December 29, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president in a scaled-down ceremony due to the pandemic in Washington D.C. on January 20, 2021. Mark Makela/Getty Images
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He will also discuss his plans to beat back the virus.
On the day before Inauguration Day, Jan. 19, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden plans on holding a memorial service honoring those who have died due to COVID-19, incorporating church bells and cross-country light shows into the service.