Washington:
US President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday mentioned that his nation is facing “four historic crises at once”, adding that his group is work working really hard to tackle the time-bound challenges.
“From COVID-19 and the economy to climate change and racial justice — our nation is facing four historic crises at once. And come January, there will be no time to waste. That’s why my team and I are hard at work preparing to take action on day one,” Joe Biden tweeted.
From COVID-19 and the economy to climate adjust and racial justice — our nation is facing 4 historic crises at after. And come January, there will be no time to waste. That’s why my group and I are really hard at work preparing to take action on day one particular.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 27, 2020
Hours just after Joe Biden’s tweet, President Trump officially signed the trillion-dollar coronavirus relief and government spending bill, The Hill reported.
Good news on Covid Relief Bill. Information to comply with!
— Donald J. Trump (@genuineDonaldTrump) December 27, 2020
On Saturday, Joe Biden had accused Donald Trump of “abdicating responsibility” and had pressed the outgoing President to quickly sign the COVID-19 relief bill that was pending.
“It is the day after Christmas, and millions of families don’t know if they’ll be able to make ends meet because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to sign an economic relief bill approved by Congress with an overwhelming and bipartisan majority,” Joe Biden mentioned in a statement.
Members of each parties had urged Donald Trump to sign the USD 2.3 trillion packages, The Hill reported. Earlier, the bill was passed with bipartisan assistance in US Congress.
Earlier today, major infectious illness professional Dr Anthony Fauci mentioned the United States is headed for the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in the upcoming weeks as Americans will see the effects of the vacation season.
“The reason I’m concerned and my colleagues in public health are concerned is that we very well might see a post-seasonal, in the sense of Christmas, New Year’s, surge,” CNN quoted Dr Anthony Fauci as saying.
“We are really at a very critical point. So I share the concern of President-elect Joe Biden that as we get into the next few weeks, it might actually get worse,” Dr Anthony Fauci added.
Joe Biden final week had mentioned that “darkest days” against coronavirus “are ahead of us, not behind us.”
The COVID-19 case total in the United States surpassed the 19 million mark on Sunday (neighborhood time), according to the US-primarily based Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles information from a variety of sources like neighborhood authorities and media outlets.
As of 6:35 IST on Monday, Johns Hopkins University had registered 19,107,675 positive tests for the coronavirus illness in the United States. The country’s deaths, at the identical time, stood at 333,069.