Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that New York will offer death benefits to public front-line workers who were COVID-19 victims.
Memorial Day events took on a new form Monday as America honored its fallen forces and commemorated the holiday under social distancing rules, even as the national death toll from COVID-19 climbed toward a grim milestone — 100,000 lives.
“We know something about loss because we’re living it again. Over 100,000 Americans will lose their lives to this COVID virus,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday during his daily news briefing aboard the Intrepid, a retired aircraft carrier that serves as a museum.President Trump salutes after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery to honor Memorial Day in Arlington, Va. President Trump, center, with Vice President Mike Pence, left, and First Lady Melania Trump, on the stairs in white, salutes after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in honor of Memorial Day on Monday in Arlington, Va. Children place a flowers at the graves of fallen soldiers Monday at the Los Angeles National Cemetery to honor fallen soldiers and healthcare workers in Los Angeles. The general public was not able to attend the annual Memorial Day cemetery commemoration due to the coronavirus outbreak. Retired U.S. Navy Yeoman 1st Class Mark Stallins consoles a woman after he played taps at the gravesite of her relative Monday at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Sheridan, Colo. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden wears a face mask after placing a wreath at the Delaware Memorial Bridge Veterans Memorial Park on Monday in New Castle, Del. Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Tony Anthony visits Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in San Diego on Memorial Day to pay tribute to fallen soldiers who served in the Vietnam War. Ian Kelly plays music on his bagpipes at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial on Monday in San Diego. Ruben and Emily Valencia visit the gravesite of Raul Guerra at Rose Hills Memorial Park on Monday in Whittier. Friends since fifth grade, Ruben Valencia and Guerra fought in the Vietnam War. Guerra was killed in Vietnam 1967. Ruben and Emily Valencia visit the gravesite of Raul Guerra at Rose Hills Memorial Park on Monday in Whittier. In 1967, Guerra’s plane was shot down in Vietnam over a guard tower known as Monkey Mountain. Ruben Valencia spent 12 years trying to bring home Guerra’s remains for a proper burial. Since Guerra was buried in 2019, Valencia visits the gravesite often. Michael Gentile waves a flag as historic warbirds fly over the Queen Mary on Monday in Long Beach. The Memorial Day flyover was part of a salute to veterans and healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus outbreak. Michael Gentile waves a flag as warbirds fly over the Queen Mary in Long Beach on Memorial Day. The 18-plane formation flew over Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties. Veterans wear masks during a Memorial Day ceremony at Los Cinco Puntos/Five Points Memorial in East Los Angeles on Monday. U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Allan Valladares, a member of the 562nd Air National Guard Band of the West Coast, prepares to play the trumpet at a Memorial Day ceremony at Los Cinco Puntos/Five Points Memorial in East Los Angeles on Monday. Mayor Eric Garcetti attends a Memorial Day ceremony at Los Cinco Puntos/Five Points Memorial in East Los Angeles on Monday. Veterans including Karla Gonzalez, second from right, who served 12 years in the U.S. Army, salute during a Memorial Day ceremony at Los Cinco Puntos/Five Points Memorial in East Los Angeles on Monday. Cuomo announced Monday that state and local governments will provide death benefits to front-line essential workers in the public sector, including firefighters, police, transit workers, and doctors and nurses, who were COVID-19 victims. “I also believe that the federal government should be doing the same, honoring the front-line workers, showing Americans that we appreciate what you did, that you showed up when it was hard,” he said. There were 96 COVID-19 deaths Sunday in the state, including 21 in nursing homes, Cuomo said Monday. Deaths in New York state have ranged from 84 to 112 a day since Tuesday. More than 29,000 state residents have died of COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins Unversity.
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