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Biden Signs Bill Ending US COVID-19 National Emergency - White House
Biden Signs Bill Ending US COVID-19 National Emergency - White House
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US President Joe Biden signed legislation ending the national emergency in the United States associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said in a statement.
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Biden signed H.J.Res 7 on Monday, which ends the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said. The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by a novel coronavirus, killed more than 6.88 million people worldwide, with more than 676.6 million reported cases, according to Johns Hopkins University of Medicine data. Johns Hopkins stopped collecting data last month. The US government continues to assess the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, with intelligence agencies pointing towards the Wuhan Institute of Virology or a nearby market as potential sources of the outbreak.Biden signed the GOP-authored bill after having initially opposed the measure out of fear the legislation would "create wide-ranging chaos and uncertainty the health care system." The US president earlier indicated in January that he would be ending emergency declarations in May.In addition to declaring an end to the national emergency, the legislation will also end various waivers for federal health programs under Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP. However, White House officials have underscored that the end of the emergency will have a limited impact on the US public as the administration has been working to drawdown initiatives.The Republican-back measure cleared the US House despite 200 Democrats voting against the measure, and was later approved by the Senate in a bipartisan 68-23 vote.
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Biden Signs Bill Ending US COVID-19 National Emergency - White House
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden signed legislation ending the national emergency in the United States associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said in a statement.
Biden signed H.J.Res 7 on Monday, which ends the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said.
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by a novel coronavirus, killed more than 6.88 million people worldwide, with more than 676.6 million reported cases, according to Johns Hopkins University of Medicine data. Johns Hopkins stopped collecting data last month.
The US government continues to assess the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, with intelligence agencies pointing towards the Wuhan Institute of Virology or a nearby market as potential sources of the outbreak.
Biden signed the GOP-authored bill after having initially opposed the measure out of fear the legislation would "create wide-ranging chaos and uncertainty the health care system." The US president earlier indicated in January that he would be ending emergency declarations in May.
In addition to declaring an end to the national emergency, the legislation will also end various waivers for federal health programs under Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP. However, White House officials have underscored that the end of the emergency will have a limited impact on the US public as the administration has been working to drawdown initiatives.
The Republican-back measure cleared the US House despite 200 Democrats voting against the measure, and was later approved by the Senate in a bipartisan 68-23 vote.
