The Biden administration on Thursday mourned 1 million American deaths from COVID-19, using the occasion to again urge Congress to pass additional funding to control the pandemic. “It’s critical that Congress sustain these resources in the coming months.”COMING SUNDAY: The United States marks a somber milestone of 1 million COVID-19 deaths, but what if the entire country had the Bay Area’s death rate? Pick up the Sunday newspaper or read the story on MercuryNews.comBiden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to mark the occasion. The summit will also highlight an additional $3.1 billion in new funding commitments from countries around the world to combat COVID-19. Administration officials on Thursday will issue a “loud call” to Congress to act and take “urgent action, not empty words,” one senior official said.

Source: CNN May 13, 2022 11:30 UTC