President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday said the United States was at war with the coronavirus, projecting that the death toll would likely top 500,000 by next month.
Biden, who spoke from the White House, with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci standing on his left side and Vice President kamala Harris on his right side, said things will get worse before they get better.
But he promised: “We will get through this.”
Biden also signed ten executive orders and actions to beat the virus, and urged Americans to mask up for the next 99 days.
When a White House correspondent asked President Biden if his goal of 100 million vaccines in first 100 days of his presidency was high enough, he responded, “When I announced it, you all said it’s not possible. Come on, give me a break, man.”
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Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
