![U.S. President Joe Biden is announcing measures to respond to Corona 19 at the White House on the 21st (local time), the second day of his inauguration. On that day, President Biden signed 10 executive orders, including quarantine of people visiting the United States for a certain period of time and expanding vaccinations. President Biden said that the number of Corona 19 victims exceeded the size of the World War II deaths, and described the current situation as a'front battle'. [로이터 = 연합뉴스]](https://i0.wp.com/file.mk.co.kr/meet/neds/2021/01/image_readtop_2021_73868_16113049544516656.jpg?w=560&ssl=1)
U.S. President Joe Biden is announcing measures to respond to Corona 19 at the White House on the 21st (local time), the second day of his inauguration. On that day, President Biden signed 10 executive orders, including quarantine of people visiting the United States for a certain period of time and expanding vaccinations. President Biden said that the number of Corona 19 victims exceeded the size of the World War II deaths, and described the current situation as a’front battle’. [로이터 = 연합뉴스]U.S. President Joe Biden signed 10 executive orders to respond to Corona 19 on the 21st (local time), the day after taking office, and launched an all-out war. In particular, it is noted for its policy to mandate quarantine for travelers entering the United States.
President Biden said that day, “Everyone coming to the United States by plane from another country needs to be inspected before boarding and quarantined after arrival.” First, starting on the 26th, those entering the United States over the age of 2 must present a certificate that they have received a negative Corona 19 test three days before departure.
In order to make quarantine mandatory, penal provisions for violations must be established, but specific follow-up measures have not been announced.
The executive order signed that day said, “To the extent possible, air travelers must comply with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, including recommended self-isolation periods.” The current guidelines “recommend” to quarantine those who have been inspected after entering the country for 7 days or 10 days otherwise. At the moment, the airline industry is concerned about the decrease in international passengers, and it is not easy to track and monitor whether or not quarantine.
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“To be clear, things will get worse before things get better.”
U.S. President Joe Biden said this while announcing the countermeasures against Corona 19 as the first of the seven national affairs on the 21st (local time), the day after taking office. In particular, President Biden said, “The death toll will exceed 500,000 by next month. If you wear a mask well for the next 100 days, you can save 50,000 lives.” He said that the number of Corona 19 victims exceeded the size of World War II deaths, and defined the current situation as a’full-scale wartime’.
In the United States, 15.1 million people (4.5% of the total population) have been vaccinated by this day, but the vaccination rate has not been reached as expected. The cumulative death toll has exceeded 400,000, and an average of 3,000 people are still dying per day.
President Biden said, “If we make a mistake, I’ll be honest. We’re still staying in the dark winter brought by the pandemic, and things will get worse for the time being.” It means that it will deliver to the public about the situation of the Corona 19 pandemic and the effect of the government’s response.
President Biden issued an executive order mandating the wearing of a mask when using public transportation such as airplanes, trains, and buses crossing the state border.
In addition, in order to block the influx of people infected with Corona 19 from abroad, it has been mandated to check whether the voice is negative before boarding the plane. Starting on the 26th, passengers aged 2 years or older entering the U.S. from all countries must present a certificate that they have been cured from Corona 19 or have been tested negative by the test. The question is whether containment can have a real effect upon arrival. Unlike South Korea, the US does not have a system to track whether it is quarantined, and the aviation industry, which was already suffering from business difficulties, expressed concern, saying, “In fact, it is a border block.” First of all, it is predominantly predicted that the executive order states that the contents of complying with the CDC guideline ‘7-day quarantine’ are contained in the executive order, and it will not be easy to compulsory.
In addition, it has signed more than 10 administrative orders ordering expansion of testing capabilities, real-time monitoring of infections in schools, etc., increasing the production of personal protective equipment, and promoting the development of treatments.
President Biden, who pledged to vaccinate 100 million people within 100 days of taking office, criticized the Trump administration’s vaccination as “a terrible failure.” However, the speed of vaccination increased somewhat from the very beginning of Biden’s regime. The Washington Post (WP) reported that about 1 million people had received additional vaccinations over the past week.
Some Republicans pointed out that if the Biden government wants to properly increase the supply of vaccines, the target should be raised to around 200 million people. In response, President Biden said, “Have you said that even 100 million people are impossible,” and “please take a look.”
Anthony Pouch, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the United States, who disappeared from the briefing for the past few months, also appeared at the White House briefing again and drew attention. “Now you’ll hear more of Dr. Pouch again,” said President Biden. “Health officials should be free from political interference.” On the day, Mr. Pouch said, “If you look at the number of confirmed cases in the last week, it seems that it has entered a stagnation period,” and “President Biden is planning to use the defense material production method to expand vaccine production.” In particular, it has announced that it will take measures to get the Corona 19 vaccine right away from large pharmacy chains, just like the flu vaccine.
“Now we have to let science speak,” said Pouch, and “I feel free (from the Trump administration).” He also reported that he suffered minor side effects from the Corona 19 vaccination. He emphasized, “It wasn’t painful,” he said, “I hope it wasn’t completely stretched out, but (the feeling of fatigue and pain) lasted about 24 hours and it’s okay now.” Following the Corona 19 response, the Biden government plans to sign various executive orders for economic reconstruction on the 22nd. On the 25th, it will announce a’by-American’ policy to expand government purchases of US-made goods. Then, racial equality, climate change, and healthcare will be introduced next week.
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