In evening vigil, Biden, Harris call on Americans to remember coronavirus victims

At a memorial for the lives taken by COVID-19, President-elect Joe Biden is calling on Americans to remember those lost to the coronavirus and to begin to heal.

Biden said Tuesday night, local time, on the eve of his inauguration, that although it’s “hard sometimes to remember,” it’s “how we heal.”

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, speaking before him, emphasised a similar note of unity.

While Americans have been grieving alone for most of the pandemic, Harris said, “Tonight we grieve, and begin healing, together.”