Seattle to join nationwide COVID-19 memorial today, honor victims

Seattle will join a nationwide memorial remembering victims of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday as part of a “national moment of unity and remembrance” ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday.

“Memorializing American lives lost to COVID, cities are asked to illustrate our remembrance through the ringing of bells and illumination of buildings,” organizers wrote.

In Seattle, the ceremony will include ringing the Friendship Bell at the Kobe Bell Courtyard in Seattle Center at 2:30 p.m. Viewers can watch live from home through a broadcast on Seattle Center’s Facebook page.

Six bell ringers, chosen to represent the city’s community partners and healthcare workers, will each ring the bell 40

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