Biden will order masks on planes and trains, increase disaster funds to fight coronavirus

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HEALTHCARE & PHARMA
JANUARY 21, 20215:04 AM UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO

By Nandita Bose, Jeff Mason

3 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign 10 executive orders on Thursday to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including directing that disaster funds be used to help reopen schools and requiring that people wear masks on planes and buses, officials said.

Biden, a Democrat who took over from Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday, has promised a fierce fight against the pandemic that killed 400,000 people in the United States under Trump’s watch.

“We’re entering what may be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus and must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation,” the president said in his inauguration speech.

One order will require mask-wearing in airports and on certain modes of public transportation, including many trains, airplanes and intercity buses, officials said.

Reporting by Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason; Additional reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Peter Cooney

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-coronavirus/biden-will-order-masks-on-planes-and-trains-increase-disaster-funds-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN29Q15F


The country now has someone that is sane in running the government .............

[drray23]

1. i wonder if there will be consequences.

Some governors also wrote orders to mandate them and yet people were ignoring them with zero consequences.

[SheltieLover]

3. And whether this specifies "covering both nose & mouth"

And that masks must be made of appropriate material to prevent spread.

Maskholes love crocheted "masks" with large holes.

Like oppositionally defiant, maladaptive children!

[SheltieLover]

2. Go Joe!!!