ToplineAs one of his first moves as president-elect, Joe Biden will launch a Covid-19 task force Monday in an effort to put his campaign’s Covid-19 plan into action, a sign the Democrat views combatting the pandemic as a top priority with it spreading rapidly across the country. Biden campaign senior adviser Symone Sanders told CNN’s State of the Union that Biden will launch a Covid-19 task force on Monday to “operationalize Biden-Harris campaign plan to address COVID into a plan that the government can use." During the campaign, Biden released a seven-point plan to combat the pandemic that calls for implementing mask mandates nationwide and beefing up testing capabilities, among other items—though the plan is somewhat lacking in specifics. The task force will be co-chaired by former U.S. Further ReadingJoe Biden Wins Presidency After Recapturing Rust Belt States (Forbes)Biden To Trump Voters: ‘Let’s Give Each Other A Chance’ (Forbes)

Source: Forbes November 08, 2020 15:40 UTC