Biden addresses nation as U.S. tops 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to mark 500,000 U.S. lives lost from COVID-19 with a moment of silence and candle-lighting ceremony at the White House. The nation passed the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality of the pandemic. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-february22-2021-1.5922615?cmp=rss #news/world