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US President Joe Biden (78) is concerned that some states are simply throwing their crown measures overboard. “I think it’s a big mistake,” the Democrat said Wednesday at the White House with a view to the corresponding easing in Texas and Mississippi.
Until the end of May, there will not be enough vaccines to vaccinate all adult Americans. “The last thing we need is a Neanderthal thought that everything will be fine in the meantime.” It is essential to follow the protective measures recommended by science.
Biden’s spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the United States had been dealing with the corona pandemic for a year. “And the entire country is paying the price for political leaders who ignored the science about the pandemic.”
No more action in Texas
The Republican Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, announced that he would lift the mask requirement and all capacity limits for restaurants and other establishments in his state. “Now is the time to open Texas 100 percent,” he said.
For the vaccination campaign: The US state of Texas cancels the crown measures(00:51)
The Republican Governor of Mississippi, Tate Reeves, had also announced that all orders for the use of masks and capacity limits for restaurants and businesses would be ended. Other states, including Ohio and Michigan, have at least announced a reduction in their crown requirements.
Biden called for wearing a mask for 100 days
Psaki emphasized that Biden’s call for Americans to wear masks in his first 100 days in office was based on expert assessments that assumed 50,000 lives could be saved in this way.
When asked if Biden would like to speak to the governors of the two states about easing, Psaki said the president speaks regularly with governors of both parties and will make sure to raise the issue as soon as possible.
“Now is not the time to relax all the requirements”
The director of the US health authority CDC, Rochelle Walensky warned: “Now is not the time to relax all the requirements.” He called on people to continue to adhere to precautionary measures to contain the pandemic, such as the use of masks, “regardless of the decision of the state.”
Biden’s predecessor in office, Donald Trump, had denied the danger posed by the virus at the start of the pandemic, then used certain drugs as supposed miracle cures without any scientific evidence, and until recently made it clear that he found it quite annoying. wear masks. (SDA / euc)
