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“I will not shut down the economy because of the virus. It would be counterproductive,” explained the president-elect, who has already heard the state governors develop with them a plan against the pandemic, based on the obligation to wear a mask. He then attacks the tycoon who has not yet accepted defeat and announces that states will re-enter “the WHO and the Paris Agreement on climate.”
US President-elect Joe Biden will not impose any national lockdown to contain coronavirus infections. “I am not going to close the economy due to the virus. It would be counterproductive” since “different communities could present different situations,” explained the winner of the US elections at a press conference. In any case, Biden has already heard the state governors discuss with them a “national approach” against Covid-19, based on the obligation to wear a mask. “This is not a symbol of political affiliation, but a patriotic duty,” he stressed (COVID, GLI UPDATES – LO SPECIAL). In a video message, Biden also announced that, under his administration, the United States will fall “under the WHO and the Paris Climate Agreement.”
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The Covid-19 pandemic is “one of the greatest operational challenges in our nation’s history. If it took eight months to distribute 100 million tests, it will be very difficult to find an effective way to distribute the vaccine to everyone,” he said. Biden. “Huge resources and coordination are needed. We must unite, there can be no ideological divisions on this front,” he continued.
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After Covid-19, another issue raised by Biden during the press conference is the refusal of the now former challenger Donald Trump to acknowledge defeat in the elections. “He is showing incredible irresponsibility and giving an incredible negative massage to the world. This is not a joke. What Trump is doing is the most irresponsible president in the history of the United States,” he attacked. Biden reiterated that the mogul is preventing a smooth transition: “There is no excuse not to share the data. There are more than 250,000 Americans who have died from the virus, but we still do not have the necessary information. How many people have died yet? ” .
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If Trump continues to refuse to admit defeat, the president-elect does not rule out taking legal action. During the press conference, Biden explained that he wanted to avoid this path because it would take a long time and he does not think it is the correct strategy. But, he wanted to underline, “we cannot exclude it.” Meanwhile, the Democrat announced that he has already chosen who will be the Secretary of the Treasury in his future administration: “He is someone who I believe will be accepted by all members of the Democratic Party, both progressive and moderate.” The announcement will arrive no later than immediately after the Thanksgiving holiday, which falls on November 26.
