Bidenâs inauguration to include memorial for COVID-19 victims
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President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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The Presidential Inaugural Committee formed by President-elect Joe Biden announced this week that among the inaugural events will be a memorial for the lives lost due to the coronavirus.
The memorial is scheduled to be held January 19 at 5:30 p.m. ET, one might before Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take the oath of office. The Presidential Inaugural Committee is calling on cities to join by ringing church bells in a ânational moment of unity and remembrance.â