The president-elect, Joe Biden, said in an interview this Thursday that he
will ask citizens to wear a mask during the first 100 days
of his mandate, and that the use of this preventive measure against the coronavirus
will be mandatory in federal buildings
or in the media. interstate transportation such as airplanes and buses, where he will have jurisdiction as president.
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In an interview on the CNN news network, Biden said it would be "only 100 days to wear a mask, not forever. Only 100 days."
"I think we will see a significant reduction" of infections, he added in his first joint interview with the vice president-elect, Kamala Harris, since winning the elections in November.
Both will take office on January 20, so those 100 days will last approximately
until the end of April.
Biden also said that he has asked Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading expert on managing the pandemic, to be his chief medical adviser and part of his COVID-19 response team next year when his Administration enters functions.
With information from CNN. News in development.