The President of United State, Joe Biden on friday, has extended the national emergency for COVID-19, saying the pandemic, which has claimed nearly 1 million lives in the United States alone, continues to cause significant risk to public health and safety.
The national emergency was first declared by his predecessor, Donald Trump, on March 13, 2020, to free up to $50 billion in federal aid and would have automatically expired on March 1.
Biden’s decision extends the declaration for another year, unless he decides to end it at an earlier date.
President Joe Biden has extended the national emergency for COVID-19, saying the pandemic – which has claimed nearly 1 million lives in the United States alone – continues to cause significant risk to public health and safety.
The national emergency was first declared by his predecessor, Donald Trump, on March 13, 2020, to free up to $50 billion in federal aid and would have automatically expired on March 1.
Biden’s decision extends the declaration for another year, unless he decides to end it at an earlier date.
“There remains a need to continue this national emergency.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant risk to the public health and safety of the nation,” Biden said in a letter to Congress.
“More than 900,000 people in this nation have perished from the disease and it is essential to continue to combat and respond to COVID-19 with the full capacity and capability of the federal government.
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The move comes as many states and cities are ending their own emergency declarations against COVID-19.
Mask mandates have been dropped in most parts of the country and California has announced that it’s moving to an ‘endemic’ policy for living with COVID-19.
Experts, however, warn that new variants are likely to emerge.
The U.
S.
death toll from coronavirus stands at 936,422 and is expected to reach 1 million in late March, but the Omicron wave – which pushed daily case numbers to record highs – is continuing to decline across the country.
Research has shown that Omicron, while highly-contagious, is milder when compared to earlier variants.
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COVID-19: Biden to extend US national emergency
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