A memorial of flags for those who have died as a result of of Covid-19 on the National Mall./Credit:	Alex Edelman/AFP/Getty Images

A memorial of flags for those who have died as a result of of Covid-19 on the National Mall./Credit: Alex Edelman/AFP/Getty Images

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Twenty thousand flags placed on National Mall to memorialize Covid-19 deaths in the US

Twenty thousand American flags have been placed on the National Mall as part of a memorial paying tribute to the more than 200,000 people nationwide who have died from the coronavirus.