Biden marks COVID ‘tragic milestone’ in US at global summit

By ZEKE MILLER and MARIA CHENG
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has appealed to world leaders for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he leads the U.S. in marking the “tragic milestone” of 1 million deaths in America. Biden told the second global coronavirus summit Thursday: “This pandemic isn’t over.” The virtual meeting comes as a lack of resolve at home reflects the global response. Biden ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff to honor the dead in America. He used last year’s first summit to pledge to donate 1.2 billion vaccine doses worldwide.