Fauchi: America will join the "Kovacs" mechanism for vaccines and will remain a member of the "Health Organization"

Biden launches initiatives to combat "Covid-19" on his first day in the White House

Biden signs enforcement measures on his first day in the Oval Office.

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The new US President, Joe Biden, launched initiatives yesterday to curb the spread of the "Covid-19" pandemic, while he tries to turn the page of the leadership of his predecessor, Donald Trump.

For his part, Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to the US President, told the World Health Organization that the United States, under Biden's leadership, intends to join the "Kovacs" vaccine mechanism, and will remain a member of the "Health Organization".

In detail, the White House said in a statement detailing the Biden administration's national strategy in dealing with "Covid-19": “We can defeat (Covid-19) and we will do so. America deserves to manage the (Covid-19) pandemic on the basis of science, data and public health, not Politics".

Officials said that Biden will, at a later time, sign a series of executive orders related to the pandemic, such as imposing the wearing of masks at airports and in certain means of public transport, including many trains, planes and buses that run between cities.

Biden will also make public statements about his efforts to confront "Covid-19".

Biden signed 15 executive actions yesterday, just hours after he was sworn in, many of which aim to nullify Trump's policies.

The measures included an obligation to place masks in federal buildings, stopping the withdrawal from the World Health Organization, in addition to re-joining the Paris Climate Agreement, and ending the travel ban to the United States from some Muslim-majority countries.

Among the 10 new orders, Biden will establish a board to test for "Covid-19" to ramp up testing, establish protocols on international travelers, and funnel resources to severely affected minorities.

In addition, he will issue a directive that includes an intention to join the Kovacs mechanism, which aims to provide vaccines to poor countries, said Anthony Fauci, Biden's chief medical advisor to the World Health Organization.

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, welcomed the announcement made by Fauci to the organization's executive board, saying: "This is a beautiful day for the World Health Organization, and a beautiful day for global health."

Fauchi, who was speaking from Washington in a videoconference, said the day after Biden was inaugurated as president: “President Biden will issue a directive that includes the United States’ intention to join (Kovacs) and support the Accelerated Access to Combat Tool (Covid-19) initiative to strengthen multilateral efforts. , Related to (Covid-19) vaccines, therapeutic and diagnostic distribution, fairness in obtaining them, and research and development.

Fauci reaffirmed Biden’s decision to stop his country's withdrawal from the World Health Organization, and said that the United States will remain a member of the World Health Organization and “will fulfill its financial obligations”, adding that it will work with the rest of the 193 member states to reform the United Nations organization. .

Former President Donald Trump stopped funding for the organization, of which Washington was its largest donor, and announced a withdrawal process from it in July 2021, while it was considered part of Washington's withdrawal from multilateral organizations.

"The World Health Organization is a family of nations, and we are all happy that the United States will remain in the family," Tedros said.

Biden arrived at the White House after taking the oath, and unprecedented precautionary measures secured Biden and his deputy, Kamala Harris, without incident in a ceremony in front of the Capitol.

After Biden's motorcade slowly moved from the "Capitol," the president got off and cut the distance from the Treasury to the White House, walking energetically, and unexpectedly greeting some guests and media representatives.

Biden signed about six executive orders to reverse several hard-line immigration policies set by the former president.

The implementation measures, which Biden signed in a ceremony at the White House, included the immediate lifting of the ban on citizens of 13 countries, most of them African and Muslim-majority countries, traveling to the United States, stopping the construction of the border wall with Mexico and canceling Trump's order that prevents illegal immigrants from counting. In the country, when redrawing congressional districts.

Yesterday, Beijing congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration as President of the United States, and used words from his speech to also call for "unity" in the relations between the two countries, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry considered it "natural" that there are differences with the United States, and a spokeswoman for the ministry said, Hua Chunying, China wishes the new US President success in governing.

For its part, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, pledged to the new US President, Joe Biden, to strengthen the military commitment of Germany and Europe in global issues.

Biden's first contact will be with the Prime Minister of Canada

The White House spokeswoman, Jane Sackey, revealed that the first foreign contact that US President Joe Biden will have will be with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Saki added that the call will take place today, according to "CBC News", and clarified that Biden is not planning to speak with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, now "because he is first contacting partners and allies to rebuild those partnerships."

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Biden intends to discuss the Iranian file with foreign allies

White House spokeswoman Jane Saki said that US President Joe Biden will discuss Iran and restrict Tehran's nuclear program in early talks with foreign allies.

"The president has made it clear that he believes that through follow-up diplomacy, the United States is seeking to prolong and strengthen the nuclear restrictions on Iran, and to address other issues of importance," Sacchi said during her first press conference as the White House press secretary.

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Chinese "Foreign Ministry": It is "natural" to have differences with the United States.

Merkel pledges to Biden to reinforce the military commitment of Germany and Europe in global issues.

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