The president and first lady Jill Biden have invited 1,000 military personnel and essential workers to an Independence Day bash on the South Lawn of the White House. We are never moving past this.”White House officials said Biden was hardly declaring victory or “mission accomplished,” but simply wanted to take stock of the gains the United States had made against the virus since he took office. “The Fourth of July is a moment for us to step back and celebrate our progress,” Jeffrey Zients, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, told reporters Thursday. Public health officials are particularly worried about outbreaks once school resumes in the fall. “Compared to many other countries, we are in a much more secure situation,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, a public health researcher at Johns Hopkins University.

Source: bd News24 July 02, 2021 12:11 UTC