Transport of COVID-19 fatalities in New York. (Photo: THX / TTXVN)
On January 21, the new US President Joe Biden National strategy for acute respiratory infections prevention has been published COVID-19 details, in which priority is given to promoting vaccination and testing and focusing on the scientific aspect.
“National strategy about cope with COVID-19 translation and pandemic preparedness “of 200 pages recently announced by the White House, includes many response plans based on broad coordination at a federal level.
This is something Democrats have always asked for, but was rejected by former President Donald Trump because he wanted the state government to play a pioneering role in the fight against COVID-19.
The strategy comes with the statement: “We can and will defeat the COVID-19 epidemic. America deserves a COVID-19 pandemic response strategy with the support of science, data and health. community.”
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Meanwhile, US officials said Mr. Biden would immediately sign a series of executive decrees and other directives, including mandatory wearing of masks at airports and on public transport such as planes, train, bus intercity.
The plan set out a number of goals such as restoring confidence among the American people, accelerating the campaign of vaccination against COVID-19 and reducing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by requiring masks and testing, consolidating the medical force.
This plan will also expand emergency assistance to people; reopen schools, businesses and tourism safely; protect the most vulnerable; promote ethnic equality and restore American global leadership with a preparedness to respond to future pandemics.
The new administration is also expecting the National Assembly to approve a US $ 1,900 billion COVID-19 bailout package, of which $ 20 billion is for vaccine procurement and $ 50 billion for testing.
The United States is currently the country most heavily affected by the COVID-19 epidemic in the world. Government predictive models suggest that a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus first discovered in the UK could enter the country and increase outbreaks of COVID-19 in the coming months.
In an important speech after the inauguration ceremony on January 20 at Capitol Hill, the new President Biden delivered a message calling on the entire American people to unite to help America overcome an unprecedented difficult period. in present history./.
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