U.S. President Joe Biden signed 10 executive orders Thursday as part of his plan to fight the coronavirus. Biden will establish a COVID-19 testing board to increase testing, deal with supply shortages, establish rules for international travelers and direct resources to hard-hit minority communities. The new president has promised to take more forceful measures to contain the virus than the Donald Trump administration. He faces major barriers, with the virus actively spreading in most states. Vaccinations have been slow in many places. It is also unclear whether congressional Republicans will help him pass a $1.9-trillion economic relief and COVID response bill. “We need to ask average Americans to do their part,” said Jeff Zients, the White House official directing the national response. “Defeating the virus requires a coordinated nationwide effort.”
Title: Biden’s Plan to Fight the Coronavirus
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minority communities.</span> <span data-start-time='28229' data-end-time='38250'>The new president has promised to take more forceful measures to contain the virus than the Donald Trump administration.</span> <span data-start-time='38250' data-end-time='46125'>He faces major barriers, with the virus actively spreading in most states.</span> <span data-start-time='46125' data-end-time='51208'> Vaccinations have been slow in many places.</span> <span data-start-time='51208' data-end-time='63521'>It is also unclear whether congressional Republicans will help him pass a $1.9-trillion economic relief and COVID response bill.</span> <span data-start-time='63521' data-end-time='75083'>“We need to ask average Americans to do their part,” said Jeff Zients, the White House official directing the national response.</span> <span data-start-time='75083' data-end-time='81625'>“Defeating the virus requires a coordinated nationwide effort.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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