What's in Joe Biden's Mask Executive Orders for U.S. Travel, Federal Property?
President Joe Biden is launching a national COVID-19 strategy as his first order of business in the White House.
As the nation's death toll continues to rise and new variants of the virus stir new panic, Biden is hoping newly installed mask requirements on federal property and for travel will help contain the raging coronavirus pandemic.
One of the first executive orders he signed on Wednesday included mandating wearing face masks on all federal property and by all federal employees and contractors, which applies to "on-duty or on-site Federal employees, on-site Federal contractors, and other individuals in Federal buildings and on Federal lands."
"This executive action will direct the agencies to take action to require compliance with CDC guidance on mask wearing and physical distancing in federal buildings, on federal lands, and by federal employees and contractors," Biden's COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters.
"This is not a political statement. This is about the health of our families, and economic recovery of our country," he added.
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