[News] United States exceeds one million deaths from covid

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The United States has surpassed the figure of 500,000 deaths from coronavirus this Monday, according to the Johns Hopkins University count. However, experts point out that the true number of deaths from covid-19 is much higher, since statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal an increase in mortality much higher than in years previous.

The flags fly at half mast at the White House and in all public buildings and will continue until February 26.

Along with 500 candles lit outside the White House, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris observed a minute of silence in tribute to the victims.

Joe Biden has addressed the nation through a speech in which he has been optimistic, to ensure that "we will get out of this, I promise."

The bells of the Washington Cathedral have tolled 500 times in honor of the 500,000 deaths that the pandemic has left in the country.

The bells of the Washington Cathedral have tolled 500 times in honor of the 500,000 deaths that the pandemic has left in the United States https://t.co/FfJZnVTWCr

- Amaia Uribe (@amaia_uribe) February 22, 2021

In the last week the number of infections has fallen, with 71,000 new cases a day on average. The number of hospitalized has fallen by half since January, with 62,000 people admitted nationwide last Thursday, according to statistics from The New York Times. On the other hand, thanks to the vaccination campaign they have immunized 12% of the po[CENSORED]tion with the first dose. 5% of Americans have already received both doses.

US President Joe Biden launched a series of aerial bombardments in Syria against Iranian-backed militias on Thursday, in a clear first warning to Tehran and its allied groups that it will not tolerate attacks on its personnel.

The bombings against buildings allegedly used by pro-Iranian militias, according to the Pentagon, were "proportionate" and had a "defensive" character, following the rocket attacks in recent days against US bases and targets in Iraq.

At least 22 pro-Iranian militia fighters were killed in the US attack in eastern Syria's Deir al Zur province, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a wide network of collaborators on the ground. .

"These bombings were authorized (by Biden) in response to recent attacks on US and coalition personnel in Iraq, and the continuing threats to those personnel," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

In the bombardments, carried out by two F-15E Strike Eagles that fired seven precision-guided rockets, nine installations were "totally destroyed" and two were "partially" destroyed.

A Syrian military source has said that the US bombardment targeted an "uninhabited" area and caused one death in the ranks of the Arab country's army.

The attack, the first ordered by the new US Administration, comes after Biden formally offered to return to the negotiating table with Iran to rescue the nuclear deal that his predecessor, Donald Trump, withdrew from the United States more than three years ago. years.

Biden's offer for dialogue has, however, been accompanied by warnings to Iran that he will not tolerate its "destabilizing activities" in the Middle East, coupled with a refusal to lift sanctions on Iranians before a deal.