Print this article President Biden's first full day in office will focus on the coronavirus pandemic, including new executive actions that signal a more aggressive federal approach than that employed by the Trump administration, according to the White House. With Biden aides complaining that the Trump administration left them with no national plan to follow, the new president on Thursday will sign 10 executive orders and other actions to jump-start his team's strategy to slow the spread of COVID-19. The actions cover rolling out vaccines and ramping up testing so more businesses and schools can open. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Wednesday evening that the new president is willing to compromise with lawmakers in pursuit of his campaign-trail pledge to pass a sweeping coronavirus relief bill. But she acknowledged those negotiations, which have yet to begin, will take time. The coming actions signal Biden intends to use the powers of his office to act when he does not need congressional approval.