Amid rising coronavirus (Covid-19) infections in the United States, President-elect Joe Biden tweeted that the current administration needs urgent action now, as he will take office next year.
“I am the president-elect, but I will not be president until next year. COVID-19 does not respect dates on the calendar, it is accelerating right now. Urgent action is needed today, now, by the current administration, ”Biden said in his tweet.
He said in his subsequent tweet that the coronavirus crisis “calls for a strong and immediate federal response that has sadly been lacking.”
Biden, who has shown his greatest concern about the pandemic, announced a 12-member Covid-19 task force that would be responsible for formulating various strategies to combat the disease once he takes office in January.
According to a report presented by The Conversation, some of the top priorities include managing the increase in cases that are affecting a large part of the country, the increase in the manufacture of PPE kits that include N-95 masks, and an equitable distribution of A safe, effective system and Free vaccine against coronavirus once available.
According to Worldometer figures, the United States has registered more than 11 million cases of Covid-19 so far, of which 249,975 have succumbed to the infection. It is still the most affected worldwide.
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Several states in the country have re-imposed blockades or opted for other measures, such as limiting the size of meetings, making companies close early, etc. In order to jumpstart the economy, experts have said that tight but relatively short lockdowns could ultimately result in less financial pain than the half measures being employed now.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, who has been criticized for his handling of the pandemic, urged all American citizens to remain “vigilant.”
He also said the vaccines “would arrive in a few weeks,” adding that they were ready and just waiting for approval, and would be given “to high-risk people immediately.”
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