President Biden inaugurated this week and as sworn in the office, the new Congress started debating on issues as popular as the economic stimulus and as politically critical as the impeachment trial of the former President Trump.
President Biden signed in his executive orders and being praised for rejoining the Paris accord worldwide. The President is sending famed Dr. Fauci for the WHO in the coming days. The President canceled the Keystone pipeline, building of the border wall and ended so-called Muslim ban.
President Biden stated in a televised speech, he will fight against the spread of the virus and warned that it will get worse before it gets better. As his campaign promise, he issued the mask mandate only for the federal workers and contractors. He will be calling out for wearing masks in his 100-day campaign.
The President touted the lengthy documentation that describes 'in detail' the measures he will take against the spread of the virus. He claimed he will trust the scientific data and science itself. He said, however, the help is on the way. I believe he is talking about vaccines, which yet would have effects on the ground.
In the lengthy document on the White House website, the key measures that have been the most effective throughout the entire period, worldwide. The masks work. The essential thing is, however, is limiting the flow of people. In many cases, it simply means a curfew or a lockdown. Without exception, anywhere in the world, if it works, a lockdown effectively lowers the number of cases.
On the state level, even in the United States, while boasting the most number of cases and mounting deaths, local governments implemented such measures and get results. Limiting indoor dining works. Closing bars work. Home partying and outside now pose a great risk of infections. A lockdown is most effective.
Even as I do not read such a message from the document, I feel relieved that President Biden shares the notion of the status quo, that is the current situation is horrible and there should not be this high number of people contracting the virus if we implement proper measures. If we do not take any more measures than just asking people for wearing masks, more people will for sure be victimized by this virus and the government inaction.