Biden to sign 10 pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday

President Biden signs his first executive orders

Biden signed a few executive orders just hours after taking office Wednesday, taking aim at COVID-19 and other matters.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Deep in the deadliest coronavirus wave and facing worrisome new strains, President Joe Biden will initiate a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks — including a requirement that Americans mask up for travel.

Biden also will address inequities in hard-hit minority communities as he signs 10 pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday. Read More