President Joe Biden announced Tuesday several new steps the administration is taking to combat the spread of COVID-19, seeking to reassure Americans that the
the administration is taking to combat the spread of COVID-19, seeking to reassure Americans that the anticipated holiday surge won’t be a return to the devastating early days of the pandemic.
The federal government plans to set up new testing sites nationwide in addition to the 20,000 that are already operational, with the first one opening in New York City before Christmas, Biden said in remarks Tuesday afternoon.In addition, Biden announced the White House is preparing to ship as many as 500 million at-home test kits, and will be setting up a website for people to submit their requests, with delivery beginning in January.
after a lull in October and early November, with tens of thousands more Americans filling hospital beds across the country in the past four weeks. The increase is particularly noticeable in the Rust Belt and the Southwest. As of Wednesday, Michigan’s population-adjusted rate is highest in the nation, followed by Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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