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Meanwhile, the Biden administration is continuing its efforts to de-Trump the federal government on multiple fronts.

President Joe Biden began rolling out a new COVID-19 response after taking office Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. He signed executive orders requiring masks be worn on federal property and rejoining the World Health Organization. He also requested federal agencies extend moratoriums on evictions, foreclosures and student debt payments.

A federal mask order for travel will apply to airports and planes, ships, intercity buses, trains and public transportation.

The president will invoke the Defense Production Act to boost the supply of testing and vaccination supplies, among a range of other directives.

With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that America's war on COVID-19 is under new command, promising an anxious nation progress to reduce infections and lift the siege it has endured for nearly a year.

Biden to sign virus measures, requires mask use to travel Biden also will address inequities in hard-hit minority communities as he signs 10 pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday Deep in the deadliest coronavirus wave and facing worrisome new mutations, President Joe Biden will kick off his national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks — including a requirement that Americans mask up for travel. Biden a...

AP WASHINGTON — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that the nation’s COVID-19 response is under new management and he’s demanding progress to reduce infections and lift the siege Americans have endured for nearly a year. The 10 orders signed by Biden are aimed at jump-starting his national COVID-19 strategy to increase vaccinations and testing, lay the groundwork for reopening schools and businesses, and immediately increase the use of masks — i...

This is a wartime undertaking: Biden signs 10 orders aimed at COVID-19 on first full day in White House Joey Garrison, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled his administrations strategy to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, signing 10 executive orders and other directives to jump-start the expansive effort. After 15 Day One executive orders Wednesday that spanned a variety of subjects, Biden used his first full day in office to requi...

President Biden signed 10 pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday. Mask wearing during travel will now be a federal mandate. Mr. Biden has also directed FEMA to set up vaccination centers and establish a Health Equity Task Force to support minority communities.

US President Joe Biden signs 10 coronavirus measures, including requiring Americans to wear masks when travelling Posted ThuThursday 21 updated ThuThursday 21 JanJanuary 2021 at 11:25pm Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 1 s US President Joe Biden is spending his first full day in office strengthening his administrations response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Share Print text only Cancel With a burst of executive orders, US Presid...