Tuesday, January 19, 2021

COVID-19 National Memorial Day

Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

On January 19, 2021 -- Approximately 400,000  COVID-19 victims in the US alone (JHU), two million worldwide (WHO). Below, an aerial photograph of the Washington DC Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, where 400 lights were lit, at dusk, to honor the victims of SARS-CoV-2, on the day before the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States. 

To heal we must remember. - Joe Biden, Jan. 19, 2021.

References

JHU - John Hopkins University - Coronavirus Ressource Center.   https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map

WHO - World Health Organization -  COVID 19 Dashboard.  https://covid19.who.int/

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