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Masks, quarantine … Joe Biden unveils his plan to face Covid-19

On the day after his inauguration and his installation in the White House, US President Joe Biden on Thursday promised a mobilization as “in time of war” in the face of Covid-19, announcing restrictions for travelers and denouncing the “terrible failure »Vaccine distribution. “Our strategy is based on science not politics, on truth not on denial,” said Joe Biden, eager, the day after taking office, to mark the contrast with Donald Trump at a time when the milestone of 400,000 dead has just been crossed.

By signing a series of ten decrees, he announced that anyone arriving by plane to the United States from another country should “be tested before leaving” and “observe quarantine on arrival”. Asked whether his stated goal of 100 million vaccinations in 100 days was not lacking in ambition, he reacted strongly: “When I announced it, you all said that it would not be possible”, he said. “Come on, you’re not serious! “, he added. The 46th American president also issued an executive order making it compulsory in federal buildings to wear the mask that his predecessor had only reluctantly donned.

“Restore confidence”

Committing to always give the floor to scientists, in particular to immunologist Anthony Fauci, he promised the Americans transparency on “the good and the bad news”, deeming it essential to “restore confidence” after the procrastination of his predecessor.

The new US administration, taking the opposite view of Donald Trump, on Thursday thanked the World Health Organization for its leadership role in the planetary fight against the pandemic, and assured it of its financial support. The United States, which announced its return to WHO on Wednesday, “intends to meet its financial obligations to the organization,” said Dr Fauci.

A plan of 1,900 billion

In a serious inauguration speech, Joe Biden warned that the Covid-19 was about to experience its “hardest and deadliest phase” and called on the Americans to “leave politics aside” to face together this “dark winter”. The 78-year-old veteran of American politics is now hoping to convince elected Republican Congressmen to adopt a $ 1.9 trillion stimulus package intended to cushion the devastating effects of the pandemic on the economy.

Checks to families, funds to reopen schools, money to speed up tests and vaccines, aid for small businesses, or even more food assistance: the measures must prevent the country from sinking further into the crisis.


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