Also Read: Do you have COVID cough? Here’s how to find out US Health Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on October 13 that the extension would be valid until January 11, 2023.
Becerra’s statement says that “a public health emergency exists and has existed since January 27, 2020, nationwide". As better care, drugs, and vaccines have been more readily accessible, the COVID-19 pandemic's toll in the United States has dramatically decreased from early in Biden's term when more than 3,000 Americans were dying every day.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the coronavirus still claims the lives of hundreds of people every day in the US. Also Read: New Covid variant alert: Meet omicron's newest cousin, BF.7 In order to be ready for a potential case surge, Biden has requested Congress for an additional $22.4 billion in financing.
In order to provide $50 billion in federal assistance in 2020, the former president Donald Trump proclaimed a national emergency.