Biden is moving quickly to address one of his biggest priorities – the coronavirus pandemic, the BBC reports.
On his first full day in office, the president is expected to sign 10 executive orders as part of his ambitious plan to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the US.
These executive orders will include authorising the use of disaster funds to help reopen schools, and mandating the wearing of protective masks on planes and buses.
He also plans to sign orders to ramp up testing, introduce new rules for international travellers, and direct resources to hard-hit minority communities.
Executive orders are written directives issued by the president to the federal government. They do not require approval by lawmakers.
Biden has already signed a flurry of executive orders, including one that halted the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization.
On vaccines, meanwhile, Biden has pledged to inoculate 100 million Americans in his first 100 days in office.
“For almost a year now, Americans could not look to the federal government for any strategy, let alone a comprehensive approach to respond to Covid,” Jeff Zients, Biden’s new Covid-19 task-force co-ordinator, said.
“As President Biden steps into office today, that all changes.”
