President Joe Biden declared the coronavirus pandemic 'over' in a surprising remark during a 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday, citing a return to normalcy with large events and the lack of masking at an auto show in Detroit.
President Joe Biden declared the coronavirus pandemic"over" in a surprising remark during a 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday, citing a return to normalcy with large events and the lack of masking at an auto show in Detroit.
— 60 Minutes September 19, 2022 Despite Biden's off-the-cuff remark, the administration's COVID-19 public health emergency remains in place through at least Oct. 13, though it is expected to be extended through the midterm elections. The emergency declaration has allowed the federal government to speed up authorization of COVID-19 treatments and required states to offer continuous enrollment for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Just last month, Biden forgave billions in federal student loans based on emergency powers tied to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans to qualifying borrowers and extend a pause on payments through Dec. 31, 2021, relies on the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act.
As of Sept. 14, the seven-day average of daily new COVID-19 cases was 59,856, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The current seven-day average of new deaths is 344, and between Sept. 7 and 12, the seven-day daily average for new COVID-19 hospital admissions was 4,371. Last week, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the COVID-19 pandemic was not over yet but that"the end is in sight."
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