Joe Biden signs executive orders to tackle Covid-19 pandemic
During his first full day in White House, president tightens mask-wearing restrictions and vaccine manufacturing
21 January 2021 - 22:04
Washington — US President Joe Biden moved swiftly on his first full day in the White House on Thursday to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, his top priority as he turns the page on four years of Donald Trump's tumultuous leadership.
The Biden administration is aiming at a co-ordinated federal coronavirus response to the 10-month pandemic, focused on boosting vaccines, increasing testing, reopening schools and addressing inequalities thrown up by the disease...
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