A Southern California man is raising awareness after his father died from COVID-19 last week. What I wanted to do was make a project that involved the whole community, as many people in the nation as possible, Lutyens said.
The memorial is growing. As the pandemic claims more victims, Lutyens is planning for at least half a million roses in the next few months across the country. This pandemic, this virus, it s like an invisible entity. The idea of making these roses is each one is something you can touch and hold and feel and generate but also when you see all the roses together, you begin to realize the full scale of this thing, Lutyens said.
Kansas City leadership will come together to honor frontline workers and remember those lost to COVID-19 during a National Day of Remembrance on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a press conference where a backdrop of 1,665 white flags will line the National WWI Museum and Memorial’s Main Entrance, representing those lost to COVID-19 in the Kansas City Metro.
The press conference will end with the Kansas City skyline lighting up in amber to mark this day with cities across the nation. The buildings will include various landmarks in the downtown and Crossroads districts, City Hall, KCMO Parks structures and fountains, Union Station and Children’s Mercy Park. The flags will be displayed through Sunday, Jan. 24, and community members are invited to visit the installation.
Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David Reacts to the U.S. Surpassing 300,000 COVID-19 Deaths
impacted by COVID-19.
The United States reached a grim milestone of surpassing 300,000 deaths caused by COVID-19.
When the pandemic began, it was the responsibility of our elected leaders to take real action to avoid the needless deaths of people in this country. The Trump-Pence administration’s response has been an abject failure. They should have trusted the scientists and developed a plan to do more to ease the suffering of people across the country. Today, we recognize the grim truth that the administration’s botched handling of the pandemic has now led to over 300,000 people losing their lives.