In the spotlight: in the United States, Joe Biden unveils his recovery plan
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden at the Queen Theater to present his plan to fight the coronavirus and revive the national economy January 14, 2021 in Wilmington, Delaware.
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The stimulus package unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday, January 14, marks a real break with the policies pursued so far by the Trump administration.
It's a comprehensive plan, which simply goes against what has been done so far, confirms
Politico
.
The goal: to ensure that the federal government regains the upper hand in all areas.
It is a plan of two billion dollars, specifies the review, with large sums which will be intended "
to extend the tests, to accelerate the deployment of the vaccines and to reopen in full safety the schools.
The bill will also include checks of $ 1,400 per person for working families, extended unemployment insurance, and housing and nutrition assistance,
”
Politico
said
.
Joe Biden delivered a clear message: the federal state will not leave states that are in financial difficulty alone.
A plan which must now be validated by Congress before being implemented.
Migrant caravan leaves Honduras for the United States
For several days, migrants have been gathering in Honduras to form a caravan which intends to go to the border with the United States.
A caravan which must begin its journey this Friday, January 15 and which intends to arrive at the American border for the inauguration of Joe Biden.
And as the Guatemalan daily
Prensa Libre
announces
, the American embassy in Mexico has already warned that it intended to strictly apply the migration policy, despite the arrival of Joe Biden at the White House.
This caravan must leave Honduras this Friday and cross Guatemala to enter Mexican soil,
La Hora said
.
The Guatemalan authorities have announced the deployment of security forces in seven departments where the state of prevention has been declared for fear that the order and safety of the inhabitants of these regions will be impaired.
PCR tests will be mandatory to enter the country.
About 250 migrants are currently together, a figure that will increase during the advance of this caravan, warns the Mexican daily
El Universal
.
Mexican authorities say they are closely monitoring the development of this caravan, according to
Proceso
, who relays a message from the United States Department of Homeland Security explaining that American policy has not changed and that it is a trip in vain. that these migrants are undertaking.
A trip that could lead to their death according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
Mexico has its worst week since the start of the pandemic
The country continues to set new records in the number of contamination.
Yesterday, Thursday January 14, 16,448 new cases were detected, announces
Milenio
, which marks a new record.
A day in which 999 people died.
In total, more than a million and a half Mexicans have been infected in a country that has nearly 138,000 dead.
Figures that make fear the worst, according to experts.
But on the side of the authorities we want to be reassuring.
In an interview with
Excelsior
, David Paramo explains that the authorities knew that this crisis was going to last and that they are now banking on vaccination to reverse the trend.
David Paramo believes that his ministry is doing everything it can to limit the economic impact of the pandemic, but that Mexico, unlike rich countries, cannot have access to colossal loans such as the United States. , because the interest is too high, hence containment measures and targeted aid.
But as the minister explains, he no longer has "
cartridges in his bag
" to help the most affected sectors.
Conspiracy surveillance reinforced in Quebec
In Canada, and more specifically in the province of Quebec, the police have been on alert since the reconfinement.
They fear a reaction from the conspirators, very mobilized on the internet.
Information that makes the front page of the
Journal de Montréal
.
Threats on social networks, coming from conspiracy groups, would target infrastructure according to the daily.
Suddenly, the Quebec police have tightened surveillance.
"
The announcement of the curfew has made them completely mad,
" said a source familiar with the discussions according to the daily.
"
We must monitor them more than before
", adds this source.
The surveillance of this "
complosphere
", as the
Journal de Montreal
calls it
, had already been accentuated after the attack by supporters of Donald Trump on the US Capitol.
The daily recalls that "
several groups seen during the uprising on Capitol Hill on January 6 have ramifications outside the United States, and conspiracy theories linked to the Covid-19 pandemic act as the basis of current political uprisings
" , which therefore justifies a strengthening of measures.
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