US President Joe Biden extended the emergency situation (ES) introduced by his predecessor Donald Trump in connection with the spread of the coronavirus in the country. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the White House.
They recalled that the former head of state declared an emergency situation on March 13, 2020. “The pandemic continues to pose a significant risk to public health and security of the country. For this reason, the emergency regime should continue after March 1, 2021,” the decree says. The term for the extension of the regime is not specified.
Earlier, Biden said that his predecessor did not cope with the preparations for vaccination against coronavirus. The American leader explained that the scientists did their job and discovered the vaccine in record time. However, Trump did not order enough vaccines, mobilized enough people to give injections, and set up vaccination centers. ”According to the politician, when he took over as head of state, the country had no plan.
The United States remains the leader in terms of the number of people infected with coronavirus. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 28.3 million people have been infected in the country, more than 504 thousand patients have died. In total, more than 112 million cases of the disease have been recorded in the world, 2.4 million people have died.