Biden to urge face mask wearing for 100 days after inauguration [Video]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• President-elect Joe Biden said he would call for wearing of face mask for 100 days right after his inauguration.
• Biden says the measure while waiting for a vaccine, will help curb the spread of coronavirus which the U.S is facing another upsurge in cases.
• The incoming president was also calling for lawmakers to pass another stimulus aid bill for Americans affected by the worldwide pandemic.

During an interview with CNN on Thursday, President-elect Joe Biden said that he would urge the public to practice mask-wearing for 100 days, beginning his inauguration day, a move attempting to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection, adding that the measure is only for a limited time.

The president-elect believes that there will be a substantial decrease in the number of coronavirus cases by masking and vaccinations.

According to Johns Hopkins University data, the new record high was seen in the U.S. on Wednesday with COVID-19 -related deaths at 2,804, prompting Biden to make the recommendation.

The whole country has listed over 14 million cases and exceeded 275,000 deaths since the outbreak started. The U.S also previously listed a peak of 200,070 new daily coronavirus infection before having the new record by November 27 at 205,557.

The current daily casualty statistics also match reports of an upsurge in the number of patients hospitalized due to the disease, with more than 100,000 on Tuesday. The latest unwanted milestone was despite health experts’ warnings about the spikes in cases during the holidays.

Biden’s endorsement was also following his call to legislators in Capitol Hill to pass a coronavirus relief aid bill after the discussion of such was halted due to partisan politics.

On Wednesday, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer D- New York, and

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced their support for a nearly $1 trillion proposal as the basis for the sessions. The pronouncement was likely referring to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who continues to push the $550 billion Senate Republican plan that did not materialize twice this last few months.

The Democrats backed a $908 billion plan from moderate Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and other representatives. It would create a $300 per week unemployment benefit, a $160 billion budget to assist local and state governments, help schools and colleges, resuscitate salary protection grants for companies, and bail out transportation systems and commercial airlines.

Pelosi and Schumer believe that GOP and Democrat senators’ cooperation the previous day will be a good foundation for an instantaneous bicameral and bipartisan talks. They confirmed they would attempt to build based on the plan, backed by the House bipartisan alliance members.

Pelosi and Schumer’s statement was a critical turn of event, considering the two leaders have consistently played hardball these past few months during failed proposal discussions with the White House for a pricier bill.

During an interview with CNN on Thursday, President-elect Joe Biden said that he would urge the public to practice mask-wearing for 100 days, beginning his inauguration day, a move attempting to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection, adding that the measure is only for a limited time.

The president-elect believes that there will be a substantial decrease in the number of coronavirus cases by masking and vaccinations.

According to Johns Hopkins University data, the new record high was seen in the U.S. on Wednesday with COVID-19 -related deaths at 2,804, prompting Biden to make the recommendation.

The whole country has listed over 14 million cases and exceeded 275,000 deaths since the outbreak started. The U.S also previously listed a peak of 200,070 new daily coronavirus infection before having the new record by November 27 at 205,557.

The current daily casualty statistics also match reports of an upsurge in the number of patients hospitalized due to the disease, with more than 100,000 on Tuesday. The latest unwanted milestone was despite health experts’ warnings about the spikes in cases during the holidays.

Biden’s endorsement was also following his call to legislators in Capitol Hill to pass a coronavirus relief aid bill after the discussion of such was halted due to partisan politics.

On Wednesday, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer D- New York, and

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced their support for a nearly $1 trillion proposal as the basis for the sessions. The pronouncement was likely referring to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who continues to push the $550 billion Senate Republican plan that did not materialize twice this last few months.

The Democrats backed a $908 billion plan from moderate Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and other representatives. It would create a $300 per week unemployment benefit, a $160 billion budget to assist local and state governments, help schools and colleges, resuscitate salary protection grants for companies, and bail out transportation systems and commercial airlines.

Pelosi and Schumer believe that GOP and Democrat senators’ cooperation the previous day will be a good foundation for an instantaneous bicameral and bipartisan talks. They confirmed they would attempt to build based on the plan, backed by the House bipartisan alliance members.

Pelosi and Schumer’s statement was a critical turn of event, considering the two leaders have consistently played hardball these past few months during failed proposal discussions with the White House for a pricier bill.

They’re pushing for a more substantial joblessness aid and more for the local and state government. Their choice of the $908 billion stimulus package was a withdrawal from a surreptitious $1.3 trillion proposal the two Democrats forwarded to McConnell on Monday. Source: Fox News

They’re pushing for a more substantial joblessness aid and more for the local and state government. Their choice of the $908 billion stimulus package was a withdrawal from a surreptitious $1.3 trillion proposal the two Democrats forwarded to McConnell on Monday.

Source: Fox News