US President-elect Joe Biden said Sunday that his country is facing “four historic crises at once,” adding that his team is working hard to address the time-bound challenges.
“From Covid-19 and the economy to climate change and racial justice, our nation faces four historic crises at once. And when January rolls around, there will be no time to lose. This is why my team and I are working hard preparing to perform from day one, ”Biden tweeted.
Hours after Biden’s tweet, President Trump officially signed the trillion dollar coronavirus relief and government spending bill, The Hill reported.
On Saturday, Biden had accused Donald Trump of “abdicating responsibility” and pressured the outgoing president to immediately sign the pending Covid-19 relief bill.
“It’s the day after Christmas, and millions of families don’t know if they’ll be able to make ends meet due to President Donald Trump’s refusal to sign a financial aid bill passed by Congress with an overwhelming bipartisan majority,” Biden it said in a statement.
Members of both parties had urged Trump to sign the $ 2.3 trillion packages, The Hill reported. Previously, the bill was passed with the support of both parties in the United States Congress.
Earlier today, leading infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said the United States is heading towards the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic in the coming weeks as Americans will see the effects of the Christmas season.
“The reason I’m concerned and my colleagues in public health are also concerned is that we could very well see a post-seasonal increase, in the sense of Christmas, New Years,” Fauci quoted CNN as saying. “We are really at a very critical point … So I share President-elect Biden’s concern that as we move into the next few weeks, things could get worse,” Fauci added.
President-elect Biden said last week that the “darkest days” against the coronavirus “are ahead, not behind us.”
Total Covid-19 cases in the United States topped 19 million on Sunday (local time), according to the United States-based Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and collects data from various sources, including local authorities and the media. Communication.
As of 6:35 am IST on Monday, Johns Hopkins University had recorded 19,107,675 positive tests for coronavirus disease in the United States. The death toll in the country, at the same time, stood at 333,069.
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