United States President Joe Biden will outline the next phase of his administration’s arduous fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic during his first prime-time address to the nation Thursday night since taking office in January.
In his speech, which will also mark the first anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration of the pandemic, Biden is likely to speak about the sacrifices made by the American people and the millions of people whose lives have been changed by the pandemic.
The United States is the most affected country with more than 29,154,600 confirmed cases and more than 529,000 deaths.
He will talk about how COVID-19 has been the biggest operational challenge the country has ever faced and the work his team has done to rapidly increase the number of vaccines, vaccines and vaccination sites in operation.
It is also expected to lay out the next steps it will take to control the pandemic, on the same level as the American people on what is still required to defeat the virus and provide a hopeful vision of what is possible if we all come together.
A day earlier, Biden told reporters at the White House that in his prime-time address he would talk about what Americans went through as a nation last year.
“But more importantly, I’m going to talk about what’s next. I am going to launch the next phase of the COVID response and explain what we will do as a government and what we will ask of the American people, “he said.
“There is light at the end of this dark tunnel from last year, but we cannot lower our guard now or assume that victory is inevitable. Together, we will overcome this pandemic and usher in a healthier and more hopeful future. So there is real reason for hope folks. There is real reason for hope, I promise you, ”Biden said.
On Wednesday, Congress approved the president’s $ 1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan,” aimed at easing the economic impact of the virus on tens of millions of people.
The WHO waved its first major warning flag on January 30, 2020, calling the coronavirus outbreak, which first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December, an international health emergency.
Six weeks later, on March 11, 2020, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared it a “pandemic”, after which most governments took action and imposed travel restrictions.
According to the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 tracker, more than 118,059,000 confirmed cases and more than 2,620,800 deaths have been reported worldwide.
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