Joe Biden vows to act against the pandemic on “day one” if he wins the presidential election in the world’s worst-hit nation.
More than 127,000 new infections are reported in the US, the third straight day of record cases, as votes from the bitterly fought presidential election are still being counted.
No winner has been declared but Biden promises that he would not waste any time in addressing the pandemic if he is victorious.
“I want everyone, everyone to know on day one we’re going to put our plan to control this virus into action,” the Democrat says.
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks Nov. 6, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
US cases are fast approaching 10 million, with more than 236,000 deaths, and the pandemic has hammered the world’s biggest economy, leaving millions jobless.
US President Donald Trump has been a vocal opponent of lockdown measures, citing their impact on the economy, and has repeatedly clashed with his own government’s experts over coronavirus policy.
Unlike Biden, Trump held massive campaign rallies ahead of the November 3 vote, and had insisted that the US was “rounding the turn” on the virus despite the surges.
— AFP
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