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By the time president-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, it's likely the COVID-19 crisis in the US will be even worse. Biden has already warned of a 'dark winter.' According to Business Insider, Biden made his plan to handle the pandemic back in March, and it hasn't changed much since then. First off? Testing--widely available, and completely free for all Americans. Next up: masks and lockdowns Biden says he'll work closely with governors to organize mask mandates, tailored to hot spots of disease outbreaks. After that, it'll be mending fences. Biden plans to restore the authority of the CDC and rejoin the World Health Organization. Additionally, there will be more PPE for front-line and essential workers, free COVID-19 treatment and vaccines for all Americans, and 100,000 more contact tracers.
Statewide stay-at-home orders and mask mandates in Delaware in the spring reduced COVID-19 cases by 82%. It also cut hospitalizations associated with the disease by 88%, says UPI. Deaths also dropped from the virus down to zero, according to new data. The state implemented stay-at-home orders on March 24th. Delaware also required that face coverings be used in public places statewide after April 28th. These actions were followed by reductions in COVID-19 incidence and the spread of the virus.
Jakarta, Jul 23 (EFE / EPA) .- The Government of Indonesia has imposed the use of a mask throughout the country to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, and to make sure that citizens comply, authorities have imposed administrative and criminal penalties.(Camera: ADI WEDA)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE POLICE ENFORCING THE USE OF MASKS IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
The US says it disagrees with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva comparing Israel's campaign in Gaza to the Holocaust, ahead of his meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. "Obviously we disagree with those comments. We have been quite clear that we do not believe that genocide has occurred in Gaza," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Polish President Andrzej Duda takes part in a ceremony in Warsaw to relight the Hannukah menorah in the parliament lobby that was extinguished on Tuesday by far-right lawmaker Grzegorz Braun. The stunt was condemned by all parties except for the Confederation, to which Braun belongs. IMAGES
"We were struck Saturday by an attack whose savagery I can say we have not seen since the Holocaust," says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call with American President Joe Biden. SOUNDBITE